This is a painting by the American artist, Thomas Hart Benton. Actually, it was his last painting made for the Country Music Hall of Fame. The painting shows the origins of country music in America…

BBC4TV are showing the new Ken Burns documentary about US country music. The programme website is here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bhfw

The history of American popular music is interesting. I’ve posted before the link between music and the railway, as evidenced in the painting above.

Previously, the BBC also showed a lovely film about why Nashville developed as the home of country music.

If you are interested, have a look at Heaven’s Gate (1980) by Michael Cimino. The film is terrific throughout, and there is a brilliant Cimino dance set-piece, with roller-skates!