First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series telling the stories of the pioneers of American roots music. The 1920s saw record companies travel rural America to record the music of ordinary people. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series telling the stories of the pioneers of American roots music. The second episode explores gospel, the songs of the coal mines and the Mississippi Delta blues. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Today's music superstars use a lovingly reassembled old machine to record in the same way that their early predecessors did - with no edits, no overdubs and no retakes. Show more
