News Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’: The cultural ‘Rub’ that sparked an American sound September 15, 2019 Matthew Leimkuehler, Nashville Tennessean Comments Off on Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’: The cultural ‘Rub’ that sparked an American sound "Country Music" begins with a cultural rub, the rise of the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, and the launch of Nashville's own Grand Ole Opry.