American epic
by
MacMahon, Bernard, 1970- television director, screenwriter, television producer.
Title
:
American epic
Author
:
MacMahon, Bernard, 1970- television director, screenwriter, television producer.
McGourty, Allison, screenwriter, television producer.
Erikson, Duke, 1951- screenwriter, television producer.
Morgan, William (Television writer), screenwriter.
Holderman, Bill, television producer.
Block, Adam (Producer), television producer.
Redford, Robert, narrator.
Lo-Max Films Ltd., production company.
Wildwood Enterprises, production company.
Thirteen Productions, production company.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
Series
:
American epic.
Summary
:
The big bang: At the height of the Roaring Twenties, music scouts armed with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. Blood and soil: America's poor--cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers--find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta blues. Out of the many, the one: Exotic cultures spanning America are captured on record for the first time, inventing new instruments and new cultural identities. The American epic sessions: Jack White and T Bone Burnett produce an epic recording session using the only working 1920s recording device in existence in this tribute to the artists celebrated in the American epic documentaries.
General Note
:
"PBS"--Container.
Contents
:
The big bang. The Carter Family ; Field recordings ; The Bristol sessions ; The Carter Family legacy ; Beale Street ; The Memphis Jug Band ; A feeling of the past -- Blood and soil. Elder Burch ; The triumph church ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Music from the coal mines ; Charley Patton and Dockery Farms ; Patton's thumbprint -- Out of the many, the one. The deepest roots of American music ; Joseph Kekuku and the steel guitar ; The first Tejano superstar ; A musical jambalaya ; Mississippi John Hurt ; Lost and found ; The sounds of earth -- disc 2. The American epic sessions.
Physical Description
:
2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Genre
:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Nonfiction films.
Subject Term
:
Sound recording industry -- United States -- History.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Author(s)
:
MacMahon, Bernard, 1970-
McGourty, Allison,
Erikson, Duke, 1951-
Morgan, William (Television writer),
Holderman, Bill,
Block, Adam (Producer),
Redford, Robert,
Added Corporate Author
:
Lo-Max Films Ltd.,
Wildwood Enterprises,
Thirteen Productions,
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.),
PBS Distribution (Firm),
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),
Publisher
:
PBS Distribution,
Electronic Access
:
Publication Date
:
2017
ISBN
:
9781627894715
Publication Information
:
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
©2017
Call Number
:
DVD 781.64 AMERICA
| Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| 33607003227736 | Nonfiction DVDs | 781.64 AMERICA | Checked In |
