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1. www.americanepic.comAmerican Epic | The Official Movie Website

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   American Epic is an award-winning 3-part documentary series about the first recordings of rural music in the U.S.A. and their cultural, social and technological impact on the world.

   • The Films

     American Epic is a journey through American history,...

   • The Book

     The companion book to the groundbreaking BBC and PBS...

   • The Collection

     American Epic: The Collection gathers 100 of the greatest...

   • The Sessions

     The American Epic Sessions Original Motion Picture...

   • The Soundtrack

     American Epic: The Soundtrack highlights 15 recordings from...

   • Best ofs

     The American Epic Best Of Series - All tracks available for...

   • Education

     On October 6, 2017, the University of Chicago Laboratory...

   • Media Gallery

     American Epic Creators: LR – Duke Erikson, Allison McGourty,...

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     Upcoming and past events for American Epic. Previous Events...

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     AMERICAN EPIC | Extended Trailer | PBS

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_EpicAmerican Epic - Wikipedia

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   American Epic is a project that explores the first recordings of roots music in the US in the 1920s and their impact on culture and history. It includes films, books, albums, and an educational program featuring diverse artists and genres.

4. www.americanepic.com › the-filmsAmerican Epic | The Official Movie Website

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   American Epic is a film and a TV series that explores the history and culture of American music through the recordings of the 1920s. It features interviews, performances, and archival footage of legendary and forgotten artists, as well as contemporary tributes by Nas, Elton John, Jack White, and more.

5. www.pbs.org › wnet › american-epicAmerican Epic | PBS

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   Explore how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time in the 1920s. Watch the film and series, see behind-the-scenes photos, and listen to performances by Elton John, Jack White, John Hurt, and more.

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6. www.americanepic.com › the-bookAmerican Epic | The Official Movie Website

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   The companion book to the groundbreaking BBC and PBS documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music—blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American—without which there would be no jazz, rock, country, R&B, or hip hop today.

7. www.youtube.com › c › americanepicAmerican Epic - YouTube

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   Watch the trailer and previews of American Epic, a three-part historical documentary and a feature-length film about the birth of modern music in the US. The channel also features playlists, companion soundtrack, book and music products.

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   When did American Epic come out?

   • A book, American Epic: The First Time America Heard Itself was published on May 2, 2017. It was collaborative memoir written by film director Bernard MacMahon, producer Allison McGourty, and music historian Elijah Wald, chronicling the 10-year odyssey researching and making the American Epic documentary series and The American Epic Sessions films.

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   What is the American Epic Sessions?

   • The American Epic Sessions was first broadcast on June 6, 2017. It is a documentary film in which an engineer restores the fabled long-lost first electrical sound recording system from 1925, and twenty contemporary artists pay tribute to the momentous machine by attempting to record songs on it for the first time in 80 years.

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   What is American Epic?

   • American Epic is a documentary media franchise based upon the first recordings of roots music in the United States during the 1920s and their cultural, social and technological impact on North America and the world.

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   Why is American Epic important?

   • It was the birth of a true popular culture, spreading styles from the smallest mountain hamlets and poorest neighborhoods throughout the country and then around the world. American Epictraces the journeys of the recording pioneers, exploring where the music came from, what it meant to the people who made it, and how it changed the world.

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9. www.pbs.org › wnet › american-epicEpisodes | American Epic | PBS

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   Apr 10, 2017 · Explore the untold story of how the first recording teams captured the raw roots of American music in the 1920s. Watch the three-part film narrated by Robert Redford and featuring legends like the Carter Family, Charley Patton, and Blind Willie Johnson.