American Epic

Name: American Epic
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-05-16
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Robert Redford, Taj Mahal

7.2 May 2017 1 Season 3 Episodes TV-PG

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Documentary

Overview

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.

Created by Bernard MacMahon

Cast

Robert Redford

Narrator (voice)

Taj Mahal

Self

Key Crew

Bernard MacMahon

Director

Duke Erikson

Writer

Allison McGourty

Writer

Bernard MacMahon

Writer

Carin Bortz

Associate Producer

Jack McLean

Co-Producer

Robert Redford

Executive Producer

T Bone Burnett

Executive Producer

Jack White

Executive Producer

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 57m

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 57m

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 87m

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