American Epic

American Epic

The First Time America Heard Itself

Ended First aired 16/May/2017 United States English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
Documentary
Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.
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Season 1 · Season 1
3 episode(s) · Air date: 16/May/2017
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S1E3
Out of the Many, the One
Air date: 30/May/2017 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 87 min
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Discover how America's diverse cultures contribute to its musical styles: from the Hopi tribe to Hawaii's Joseph Kekuku to Mexican-American Lydia Mendoza and the Cajun Breaux Family. Mississippi John Hurt's blues inspires a generation of musicians.

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Discover how America's diverse cultures contribute to its musical styles: from the Hopi tribe to Hawaii's Joseph Kekuku to Mexican-American Lydia Mendoza and the Cajun Breaux Family. Mississippi John Hurt's blues inspires a generation of musicians.

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Blood and Soil
Air date: 23/May/2017 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 57 min
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Travel to the rural South as Elder Burch, Charley Patton and others record early Delta blues, gospel and protest songs. The Great Flood of 1927 devastates Mississippi River communities, leading to northern migration and Chicago Blues by Howlin' Wolf.

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Travel to the rural South as Elder Burch, Charley Patton and others record early Delta blues, gospel and protest songs. The Great Flood of 1927 devastates Mississippi River communities, leading to northern migration and Chicago Blues by Howlin' Wolf.

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The Big Bang
Air date: 16/May/2017 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 57 min
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Travel to 1920s Tennessee as the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Memphis Jug Band make their first records with producer Ralph Peer on a revolutionary portable recording machine, creating the first recordings of R&B and country songs.

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Travel to 1920s Tennessee as the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Memphis Jug Band make their first records with producer Ralph Peer on a revolutionary portable recording machine, creating the first recordings of R&B and country songs.

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Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Narrator (voice)
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
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Mississippi John Hurt
Self (archive footage)
Jack White
Jack White
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Nas
Nas
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Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
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Lydia Mendoza
Self (archive footage)

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Richard Henkels
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Vern Moen
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Bernard MacMahon
Bernard MacMahon
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Dan Gitlin
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Carin Bortz
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Jack McLean
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Jack White
Jack White
Executive Producer
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Executive Producer
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
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Allison McGourty
Producer, Writer
Bill Holderman
Bill Holderman
Producer
Duke Erikson
Duke Erikson
Producer, Writer

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