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Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World

Don Maddox, Jean Shepard, and Marty Stuart swap stories about the Maddox Brothers and Rose

Aired 09/15/2019 | Rating TV-14

FromKen Burns

Country Music

Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World

Clip: Episode 3 | 7m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Don Maddox, Jean Shepard, and Marty Stuart swap stories about the Maddox Brothers and Rose

Don Maddox, Jean Sheppard, and Marty Stuart swap stories about the Maddox Brothers and Rose.

Aired 09/15/2019 | Rating TV-14

FromKen Burns

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