thank you very much for tuning into this edition of "glole 3 000. find more information on our webpage, dw.de/english slash global 3,000. that's it for me and from all of us and until next time, goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> memphis, tennessee... it has been written if music were religion, then memphis would be jerusalem and sun studio its most sacred shrine. you are here with the howlin' brothers. >> memphis means music and the spirit of sun studio lives at the memphis music foundation in our one-of-a-kind music resource center. this nonprofit is committed to helping artists succeed in their music careers. careers. ♪ with a strong southern breeze ♪ ♪ get the lowdown tennessee blues ♪

thank you very much for tuning into this edition of "glole 3 000. find more information on our webpage, dw.de/english slash global 3,000. that's it for me and from all of us and until next time, goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: we're in rothenburg, germany's ultimate walled city. in the middle ages, when frankfurt and munich were just wide spots on the road, rothenburg was one of germany's largest cities, with a whopping population of 6,000. today, even with its crowds and overpriced souvenirs, i love this place. during rothenburg's heyday -- that was about 1200 to 1400 -- it was the intersection of two great trading routes -- prague to paris and hamburg to venice. but today, the great trade is tourism. rothenburg is a huge hit with shoppers. true, this is a great place to buy cuckoo clocks, steins, and dirndls, but see the town first. most of the buildings were built by 1400. like many medieval towns, the finest and biggest house

thank you very much for tuning into this edition of "glole 3 000. find more information on our webpage, dw.de/english slash global 3,000. that's it for me and from all of us and until next time, goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [upbeat twangy music] ♪ >> ♪ world go away >> hank cochran is, without a doubt, one of the greatest songwriters ever on earth. >> ♪ and i fall to pieces >> it's important historically that people know who hank cochran was and what he did, and he always wanted to be the hemingway of country music, and i think he did it. >> it's stunning when you look at the body of work that he was able to accomplish and stay relevant for so long. that's way out of the ordinary. >> ♪ i've got everything ♪ everything but you >> they will be recording hank cochran songs way down the line and probably not even know who he was. >> i think it's really important for people to understand where country music came from and the era of the '50