American epic / author, Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, and Bill Morga ; director, Bernard MacMahon ; produced by Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, Duke Erikson.
Publisher:
PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Disc 1. The big bang ; Blood & soil ; Out of the many, the one -- disc 2. The American epic sessions.
Summary:
From executive producers T Bone Burnett, Robert Redford and Jack White, this is the story of early American recorded music when the musical strands of a nation first combined to spark a cultural renaissance that forever transformed the future of music and the world. Also includes a feature-length film of in-studio sessions, with leading contemporary artists recording early American music on a restored 1920s recording machine.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.