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American Epic

2017–2017

The First Time America Heard Itself

Created byBernard MacMahon
1 Season
3 Episodes

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 RedfordNarrator (voice)Taj MahalSelfMississippi John HurtSelf (archive footage)Jack WhiteSelfNasSelfWillie NelsonSelfLydia MendozaSelf (archive footage)
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GENRES
Documentary
STATUSEnded
RATING
7.2
NETWORK
PBS
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