Apple TV Plus Drops Trailer for ‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’ Music Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Eight-part documentary series debuts May 21

Apple TV Plus will debut its music-themed documentary series 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything on May 21, the streaming service announced in a new video trailer.

The eight-episode documentary will examine how the musical icons of the time were influenced by the changing tides of history and how they used music to inspire hope, change and the culture around them, said company officials. Artists profiled in the documentary include the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Joni Mitchell and Lou Reed.

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1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything -- inspired by the book “Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded” by David Hepworth -- is produced by Chris King and Danielle Peck.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.