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S1E8
“Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’” (1984 – 1996)
September 22, 2019
Episode 8 | Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and the Judds help country music stay true to its roots. Witness both the rise of superstar Garth Brooks and the return of an aging Johnny Cash to the industry he helped create.
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