Even though KB is definitely a liberal, I do like his documentaries as they are very well done. The Civil War documentary is a particular favorite of mine.
A lot of people deride the "modern sound" of country music but I generally like it just fine. Still a lot of great country songs being written and performed.
Probably the best country artist of the 2010s decade so far is Luke Combs. To me, Combs evokes the "blue collar" spirit of country music.
There are no great country artists anymore, but there are some decent country/pop artists who occasionally turn out an excellent song.
Great line in a Toby Keith song: “A little sissy in a cowboy hat ain’t country.” LOL.
Garth Brooks killed country music.
Ken Burns: Student of History—or Left-Wing Gasbag?
https://www.aim.org/special-report/ken-burns-student-of-history-or-left-wing-gasbag/
I strongly disagree about modern “country” music.
Garth Brooks utterly ruined country with his integration of a more “rock-ish” sound. It became more POP than Country.
Tom Petty, who all likely agree was a fantastic singer/songwriter/poet/artist said: Country now is just BAD rock with a fiddle.
It has gotten worse, and now there’s no fiddle!
A beautiful example of how low country has fallen is This 6 song country mashup.
SIX different songs, by six different “artists”.
They are all THE SAME SONG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY8SwIvxj8o
Oh, this is from FOUR YEARS AGO. It has most emphatically NOT gotten any better!
Country music S U C K S!!