Bernard MacMahon
Director
American Epic (2017)
Season 1
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.
Released May 16, 2017
Episode 67 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.folk-music, tmdb.music-documentary, tmdb.american-music, tmdb.miniseries, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.music-documentary, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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 machine, creating the first recordings of R&B and country songs.
May 16, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Blood and Soil
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.
May 23, 2017, midnight
S1E3 - Out of the Many, the One
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.
May 30, 2017, midnight
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67 min/ep
201 min
May 16, 2017
May 30, 2017, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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