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    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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    Funding for AMERICAN EPIC is provided by the Anne Ray Foundation, The Family of Mackinley Sillerman, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, Pacific Islanders in Communications with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Jody and John Arnhold, The V & L Marx Foundation, Rosalind P. Walter, and public television viewers.

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      The American Epic Sessions

      The American Epic Sessions

      Jack White and T Bone Burnett record top artists as they recreate America’s musical past.

      01:52:34

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      Blood and Soil

      Blood and Soil

      Travel to rural America as Charley Patton and Elder Burch record early Delta blues.

      54:36

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      Out of the Many, the One

      Out of the Many, the One

      Discover how America’s diverse cultures and Mississippi John Hurt transformed music.

      01:24:26

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      The Big Bang

      The Big Bang

      Travel to 1920s as the Carter Family and the Memphis Jug Band make their first records.

      54:13

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