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Mississippi John Hurt

PBS talks with blues legend Taj Mahal and the producers of AMERICAN EPIC.

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

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Willie Nelson Plays “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”

Musician Charlie Musselwhite remembers Memphis in the past

Behind the scenes images of American Epic

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

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