American epic : the first time America heard itself
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[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017].
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DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Uintah County Library - Non-Fiction DVD - Second Floor
DVD 781.64 A
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017].
Language
English
UPC
841887026086, 00841887026086

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General Note
Featured historical performers: The Carter Family, Memphis Jug Band, Elder Burch, The Williamson Bros. & Curry, Dick Justice, Charley Patton, Hopi Indian Chanters, Joseph Kekuku, Lydia Mendoza, the Breaux Family, Mississippi John Hurt, and Blind Willie Johnson.
General Note
Featured performers in the sessions: Alabama Shakes, The Americans, Ana Gabriel, Ashley Monroe, The Avett Brothers, Beck, Bettye LaVette, Bobby Ingano, Elton John, Frank Fairfield, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Los Lobos, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Nas, Pokey LaFarge, Raphael Saadiq, Rhiannon Giddens, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Taj Mahal, Jack White, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.
Creation/Production Credits
Editing, Dan Gitlin ; original music, Duke Erikson and Bernard MacMahon ; cinematography, Vern Moen.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Robert Redford ; commentary, Taj Mahal, Jack White, Charlie Musselwhite.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on television in 2017.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; uncompressed theatrical mono mix.
Language
English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

MacMahon, B., McGourty, A., Erikson, D., Morgan, W. (. w., Holderman, B., Block, A. (., Redford, R., White, J., Fairfield, F., Nas (Musician)., John, E., Monroe, A., Taj Mahal (Musician)., LaFarge, P., Martin, S., Brickell, E., Paxton, J., LaVette, B., Gabriel, A., Beck., Giddens, R., Saadiq, R., Nelson, W., & Haggard, M. (2017). American epic: the first time America heard itself . PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bernard MacMahon et al.. 2017. American Epic: The First Time America Heard Itself. PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bernard MacMahon et al.. American Epic: The First Time America Heard Itself PBS Distribution, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

MacMahon, Bernard, et al. American Epic: The First Time America Heard Itself PBS Distribution, 2017.

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