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American Epic

American Epic

The First Time America Heard Itself

Ended TV-PG 57 min 8/10 Votes: 228
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.
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2017-05-16
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