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WATCH A PREVIEW Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist. -
FULL EPISODE Itzhak: About the Film
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FULL EPISODE Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Largely responsible for the explosion of bold American television in the 1970s, writer/producer Norman Lear’s name is synonymous with the sitcom. -
Julian Eltinge was the most famous drag queen ever. What happened?
Watch a pilot episode of our new series on pioneering American drag performers. -
FULL EPISODE Charley Pride: I’m Just Me
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3 ways the Trockederos challenged straight America’s perception of gay men
They aimed to use ballet to bring people together, subvert expectations, and prove that men could be anything. -
WATCH VIDEO How blues legend Buddy Guy got his hands on his first guitar
Buddy Guy’s first guitar cost his father two dollars and only had two strings on it. -
FULL EPISODE Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life
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The story behind Nina Simone's protest song "Mississippi Goddam"
Simone said that the song "...erupted out of me quicker than I could write it down." -
In promoting the "myth of white self-sufficiency," the "Little House" books rewrite history
Writer Lizzie Skurnick on how bigotry "...is the driving force of the narrative." -
American Masters films that are streaming right now
This month, we are releasing a selection of films for you to stream and enjoy. -
Meet Gladys Bentley, drag king of the Harlem Renaissance
A gender-bending, famed blues musician and drag king who was a part of the Harlem Renaissance. -
FULL EPISODE Amy Tan’s writing inspiration
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FULL EPISODE Now Streaming! Meet "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived"
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WATCH VIDEO Buddy Guy's Grammys
He won his first for the song "Damn Right I've Got the Blues." -
WATCH VIDEO When Tennis Clubs Didn’t Allow Black or Jewish Members
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How Holly Near Discovered Feminism Through Jane Fonda's Free The Army Tour
The world knows the folk singer as a women's rights activist, but the roots of her feminism are lesser known. -
The time Tony Bennett "...saw things no human being should ever have to see."
Before he was a lover he was a fighter who spent time serving in World War II. -
Why doesn't anyone talk about Carole King's other no. 1 album (including her)?
"Tapestry" was a hit, but what about the album that followed, which was another platinum seller?
American Masters celebrates Emmy®-nominated season