Country music has been around for centuries, but the 1940s saw a rise in its popularity, and it's partially thanks to these ...

These songs were initially released in the 1940s and stood the test of time to become country classics decades later.

But decades earlier, in the 1940s, there were short music films called " soundies." KJZZ's Jill Ryan takes a look at how Soundies brought Black performers to the spotlight.