American Epic
TV Show| Seasons count | 1 |
| Episodes count | 3 |
List of episodes of the series ‘American Epic’
Episodes count: 3
S1.E1 ∙ The Big Bang
May 16, 2017
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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.
S1.E2 ∙ Blood and Soil
May 23, 2017
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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.
S1.E3 ∙ Out of the Many, the One
May 30, 2017
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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.