American Epic - Season 1 - Eps 1: 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.
About American Epic
Title: American Epic
First Air Date: 2017-05-16
Last Air Date: 2017-05-30
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Robert Redford
Narrator
