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May 16, 2017 · The Big Bang. 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 ...
- American Epic
Witness a historic recording session led by Jack White and T...
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I grew up hearing all their songs... and I was a huge fan of...
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AMERICAN EPIC represents a ten-year odyssey undertaken by...
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The Big Bang. Episode 101 | 54m 13s |. Travel to 1920s...
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Episode 101: “The Big Bang” Synopsis At the height of the...
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May 16, 2017 · The Big Bang: Directed by Bernard MacMahon. With Robert Redford, Dale Jett, Fern Salyer, Michael Brooks. When a music scout travels to Tennessee in 1927, he ignites not only the "Big Bang" of Country music but also the "Big Bang" of rhythm and blues.
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- Documentary, History, Music
- Bernard MacMahon
- 2017-05-16
Many critics have cited the American Epic films as being one of the best music documentaries ever made. Air dates on PBS: American Epic: The Big Bang - May 16, 2017: 9–10 p.m. American Epic: Blood and Soil - May 23, 2017: 9–10 p.m. American Epic: Out of the Many, The One - May 30, 2017: 9–10:30 p.m. The American Epic Sessions
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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. [1] Directed and co-written by Bernard MacMahon, the story is told through twelve ethnically and musically diverse musicians who auditioned ...
The Big Bang. Season 1 Episode 101. 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.
