1 Season
3 Episode
American Epic - Season 1 Episode 2 Blood and Soil
The First Time America Heard Itself
Travel to the rural South as Elder Burch, Charley Patton and others record early Delta blues, gospel and protest songs. The Great Flood of 1927 devastates Mississippi River communities, leading to northern migration and Chicago Blues by Howlin' Wolf.
- Year: 2017
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: folk music, miniseries, music documentary, american music
- Director: Bernard MacMahon
- Cast: Robert Redford