American Epic
“The First Time America Heard Itself”
7.2/ 10 4 votes 2017 3 popularity
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.
Creator: Bernard MacMahon
Network: PBS
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Status
Ended
Robert Redford
Narrator (voice)
Taj Mahal
Self
Mississippi John Hurt
Self (archive footage)
Jack White
Self
Nas
Self
Willie Nelson
Self
Lydia Mendoza
Self (archive footage)
