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Release dateMay 16, 2017
Directors Bernard MacMahon
Music by Bernard MacMahon
Duke Erikson
Produced by Allison McGourty
Duke Erikson
Bernard MacMahon
Cast Robert Redford
May 30, 2017
EpisodesEpisodesE04 · SessionsJun 1, 2017 E03 · Out of the Many, the OneMay 30, 2017 E02 · Blood and SoilMay 23, 2017 View 1+ more
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This historical documentary series produced by Allison McGourty, Duke Erikson and director Bernard MacMahon explores the roots of American music. Artists of the 1920s, including the Carter Family and the Memphis Jug Band, are recorded for the first time on a portable electronic recording system, culminating in the first R&B songs and modern country music. The series also charts early Delta blues, gospel, and protest songs of the South and features the work of artists such as Howlin' Wolf, Charley Patton, the Hopi Indian Chanters and Mississippi John Hurt. Robert Redford narrates. … MORE

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