LOS ANGELES — It's been said that country music is "three chords and the truth." 

Now award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns has taken on this American genre for his newest film.

Burns is acclaimed for his documentaries, including The Civil War, Jazz, and Baseball.

He recently joined Patt Morrison with the L.A. Times at the Autry Museum to offer a preview of his newest, Country Music.

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