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American Epic

American Epic

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.

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American Epic: Preview
1:00
Jack White and T Bone Burnett record top artists as they recreate America’s musical past.
Preview: Out of the Many, the One
0:20
Discover how America’s diverse cultures and Mississippi John Hurt transformed music.
American Epic: Preview
0:30
Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists who transformed American music.
Q&A with Taj Mahal and Producers
2:00
PBS talks with blues legend Taj Mahal and the producers of AMERICAN EPIC.
Joseph Kekuku
2:35
Joseph Kekuku and the origin of the steel guitar
Charlie Musselwhite
1:03
Musician Charlie Musselwhite remembers Memphis in the past
John Hurt
1:36
Mississippi John Hurt
1920’s Coal Miners strike
1:05
Bill Williamson recalls the 1920’s Coal Miners strike in Logan, West Virginia
Willie Nelson
2:24
Willie Nelson Plays “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”
Sessions: Elton John and Jack White
2:46
Elton John and Jack White perform “Two Fingers of Whiskey”
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