American Epic

TV-PG2015DocumentaryMusicHistory
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In the 1920s, ordinary Americans' music was recorded for the first time; this series revisits that revolution and the forgotten artists behind it.

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  1. 57m
    Episode 1

    The Big Bang

    In 1920s Tennessee, a portable recording machine captures the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and the Memphis Jug Band, cutting the first country and R&B records.

  2. 57m
    Episode 2

    Blood and Soil

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  3. 1h 27m
    Episode 3

    Out of the Many, the One

    American music drawn from many cultures: the Hopi, Hawaii's Joseph Kekuku, Lydia Mendoza and the Cajun Breaux family, and Mississippi John Hurt's enduring blues.

  4. 1h 59m
    Episode 4

    The American Epic Sessions

    Jack White and T Bone Burnett bring today's artists to the last surviving 1920s recording machine, cutting live sessions in tribute to the musicians of the first three episodes.