American Roots Music

American Roots Music is a 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others.

This PBS film series is available as an 'in-class' teaching tool.

Notable musicians that appear in this documentary are:
 * Kris Kristofferson (as narrator)
 * Bonnie Raitt
 * Robbie Robertson
 * Bob Dylan
 * Eddie Vedder
 * Mike Seeger
 * Ricky Skaggs
 * Marty Stuart
 * Rufus Thomas
 * Doc Watson
 * James Cotton
 * Bela Fleck
 * Douglas B. Green
 * Arlo Guthrie
 * Flaco Jiménez
 * B.B. King
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * Steven Van Zandt
 * Robert Mirabal
 * Keb' Mo'
 * Willie Nelson
 * Sam Phillips
 * Bernice Johnson Reagon
 * Keith Richards
 * Earl Scruggs
 * Ralph Stanley