American Epic (film series)
2017
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Episode Guide
- 4. Sessions Jun 1, 2017
- Contemporary artists use equipment from the 1920s to record music.
- 3. Out of the Many, the One May 30, 2017
- America's diverse cultures contribute to its musical styles; Mississippi John Hurt.
- 2. Blood and Soil May 23, 2017
- Charley Patton and Elder Burch record Delta blues, gospel music and protest songs in the South.
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.
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.
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.
American Epic is a documentary film series about 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.
No.Title [22]Original Air Date1" The Big Bang "May 16, 2017 ( 2017-05-16) [22]2" Blood and Soil "May 23, 2017 ( 2017-05-23) [22]3" Out of the Many, the One "May 30, 2017 ( 2017-05-30) [22]AMERICAN EPIC takes us on a journey across time to the birth of modern music, when the musical strands of a diverse nation first combined, sparking a cultural renaissance that forever...
American Epic is a journey through American history, geography, and cultures—very much in the plural. In the 1920s, record companies sent scouts around the United States looking for regional and ethnic music that would expand their markets beyond the urban mainstream.
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Watch how music scouts recorded the diverse genres of American music in the 1920s, from country to blues to Hawaiian. Narrated by Robert Redford and featuring Jack White, Taj Mahal and others, this four-part series explores the roots of American music.
