American Roots Music (2001)
American Roots Music (2001)
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Travel back through the 20th century to explore the roots of American music and discover the pioneers of the musical forms that combined on American soil to become the most pervasive music throughout the world.
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early america
folk music
roots rock
Miniseries
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American Roots Music is a 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others.
This PBS film series is available as an 'in-class' teaching tool.Notable musicians that appear in this documentary are:
Kris Kristofferson (as narrator)
Bonnie Raitt
Robbie Robertson
Bob Dylan
Eddie Vedder
Mike Seeger
Ricky Skaggs
Marty Stuart
Rufus Thomas
Doc Watson
James Cotton
Bela Fleck
Douglas B. Green
Arlo Guthrie
Flaco Jiménez
B.B. King
Bruce Springsteen
Steven Van Zandt
Robert Mirabal
Keb' Mo'
Willie Nelson
Sam Phillips
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Keith Richards
Earl Scruggs
Ralph Stanley