Episode list

American Epic

The Big Bang

Mon, May 15, 2017
When a music scout travels to Tennessee in 1927, he ignites not only the "Big Bang" of Country music but also the "Big Bang" of rhythm and blues.
8.4 /10
Blood and Soil

Mon, May 22, 2017
In 1927 a sanctified preacher unites a southern town and inspires Bebop, coal-miners use music to rebel against their cruel working conditions, and a wild bluesman emancipates the Mississippi Delta.
8.4 /10
Out of the Many, the One
In the 1920s, the Hopi, Hawaiians, Hispanics, Cajuns, and a once forgotten folk singer are all brought together to make records that let America hear itself for the first time.
8.4 /10
The American Epic Sessions
Using the only 1920's era recording device in existence, Jack White and T Bone Burnett produce a series of recording sessions in tribute to the mostly unknown artists celebrated in the three prior episodes of this PBS documentary series.
8.5 /10

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