List of episodes of the series «American Epic»
- Seasons count: 1
- Episodes count: 3
Release date: 5/16/2017
The Big Bang
- Episode number: 1
- Episode description: 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.
Release date: 5/23/2017
Blood and Soil
- Episode number: 2
- Episode description: 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.
Release date: 5/30/2017
Out of the Many, the One
- Episode number: 3
- Episode description: 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.