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From PRX website: "Charlie Poole (1892-1931), groundbreaking banjoist/songwriter, is known as the "Robert Johnson of country music." With his banjo-fiddle-guitar trio, The North Carolina Ramblers, Poole wrote and recorded country music's first mega-hit single ("Don't Let Your Deal Go Down") and many other classic songs that gave birth to the music of both Bill Monroe and Hank Williams. In this one-hour music intensive documentary, host Laura Cantrell traces the origins of modern country music through the songs of Charlie Poole. Folk music historians Henry "Hank" Sapoznik and Kinney Rorrer make insightful comments on Charlie Poole's career and legacy. Acclaimed banjoists Bela Fleck and Tony Trishka also discuss and demonstrate Poole's innovative banjo technique."

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