COUNTRY MUSIC
PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Tonight’s installment covers the years 1945 to 1953 – the Baby Boom boom years – and focuses, among other things, on the evolution and emerging popularity of bluegrass, which would see mass acceptance thanks to The Beverly Hillbilliesand Bonnie and Clyde in the Sixties. Among the artists profiled tonight: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, and Hank Williams (pictured), also known by tonight’s program’s subtitle, “The Hillbilly Shakespeare.” Check local listings.