It's a LOT more than just Delta Blues. Have you seen the original trailer, Ryan? It still gets me a bit breathless, even after two years of waiting.arewhyehen wrote:Not sure where the hell I've been with this, but I just took a look on the TMR website and I am excited as well. Give me some of that Delta Blues..Kali Durga wrote:This has become the kind of thing I'm interested in whether Jack's involved or not.
They've got a few more videos up on the PBS site for the show now, too- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/american-epic/? ... nepic_2017 It really is the history of American music, so there should be something in there to appeal to pretty much everyone. Here's a detailed synopsis of the whole documentary, if you really want to know what it's all about-- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/american-epic/2 ... he-series/
I started reading the book Tuesday night and it's fascinating. You know how we all love the Soledad Brothers version of Goin' Back to Memphis? It seems they took their inspiration from a guy named Will Shade who started the Memphis Jug Band--
I know my enthusiasm annoys some people for some reason, but I love learning this kind of stuff.