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Who has changed America? People who broke barriers of race and gender; those who surpassed the limits of their craft to become AMERICAN MASTERS. Independent producers share the powerful stories of our cultural giants. 

American Masters presents Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away, Ballerina Boys, and Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands for your Emmy® consideration in the category of “Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series.”  

The series has earned 78 Emmy® nominations and 28 Emmy Awards, including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special. 
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES

Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away

Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist, a pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Featuring new performances and interviews with Carlos Santana and more. 
 

Ballerina Boys

Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), an all-male company that for 45 years has offered audiences their passion for ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy. With every step they poke fun at their strictly gendered art form. 
 

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department. 

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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter, Judith & Burton Resnick, The Cheryl & Philip Milstein family, Vital Projects Fund, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, Philip & Janice Levin Foundation, Ellen & James S. Marcus, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, The Leslie and Roslyn Goldstein Foundation and public television viewers.

Original episode production funding for Ballerina Boys provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Emily Coward and Raphael Ginsberg, and the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

Major funding for American Masters – Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding is provided by The Better Angels Society including The Robert F. Smith Family and Mercedes T. Bass, Ford Foundation, Estate of Roland Karlen, The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, and Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III.
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