Story of Joe E. Bussard Jr, whose lifelong mission is to rescue America's roots music from oblivion: musician, broadcaster and obsessive long-time collector of 1920s and 30s American music on original 78 rpm records.

More than nine hours of music, including treasured songs featuring Ves Ossman (1900), Bert Williams (1906), Al Jolson (1913), Mamie Smith (1921), Sissle and Blake (1921), Kid Ory (1922), Jelly Roll Morton (1923), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926), Red Nichols (1927), Blind Willie Johnson (1927), Duke Ellington (1928), Paul Whiteman (1928), Ethel Waters (1928), Louis Armstrong (1928), Bessie Smith (1929), Fats Waller (1931), Art Tatum (1932), Red Norvo...