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AMERICAN EPIC

Go inside one of the greatest-ever untold stories: how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time.

Premiered May 16 - 30, 2017
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About the Film

About the Series

About the Series

In the 1920s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios ...

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Episodes

Episodes

Learn how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time.

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Sessions: Elton John and Jack White

Sessions: Elton John and Jack White

Elton John and Jack White perform “Two Fingers of Whiskey”

John Hurt

John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt

1920’s Coal Miners strike

1920’s Coal Miners strike

Bill Williamson recalls the 1920’s Coal Miners strike in Logan, West Virginia