American Experience Season 2 Episode 11 Ballad of a Mountain Man 1989
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford was a pioneer folklorist who in the 1920s began a campaign to preserve mountain music and dance. He dignified what was known as "hillbilly music." Knocking on doors of local banjo pickers and fiddlers, listening to their songs, he amassed an extraordinary repertoire, recorded for the Library of Congress and started the first folk music festival.
- Released: 1989-12-12
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
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1. The Great Air Race of 1924 1989-10-03
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2. Demon Rum 1989-10-10
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3. A Family Gathering 1989-10-17
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4. The Great War: 1918 1989-10-24
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5. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil 1989-10-31
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6. Forever Baseball 1989-11-07
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7. Mr. Sears' Catalogue 1989-11-14
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8. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven 1989-11-21
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9. Adam Clayton Powell 1989-11-28
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10. Journey to America 1989-12-05
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11. Ballad of a Mountain Man 1989-12-12
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12. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice 1989-12-19
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13. Orphans of the Storm 1989-12-26
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14. Forbidden City, USA 1990-01-02
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15. Battle for Wilderness 1990-01-09
