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Episode 4 of 8

The Foo Fighters discover the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight American cities, recording their eighth studio album along the way.

The Foo Fighters go on a musical tour of America, from the desert to Midwest and from jazz to punk, visiting the studios and meeting the musicians that have helped shape the country’s vast musical wealth. Directed by Dave Grohl, the series taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities where the location is only revealed once each episode is broadcast: Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington D.C.

Along the way they record their eighth studio album, one song in each city at a legendary recording studio integral to its history. Every track features local legends, and each episode delves into the identity of each city - showing how each region shaped the members of the Foo Fighters in their formative years and, in turn, how they impacted the cultural fabric of their hometowns. Sonic Highways is, in Grohl’s words, “a love letter to the history of American music.”

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Foo Fighters

    Stairway To Heaven

  • Deep Purple

    Smoke On The Water

  • Foo Fighters

    Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Foo Fighters

    Layla

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

  • Foo Fighters

    Something From Nothing

  • Joe Blues

    The Moving Sidewalks

  • Jimmy Rogers

    Rock This House

  • 13th Floor Elevators

    Fire Engine

  • 13th Floor Elevators

    Kingdom of Heaven Is Within

  • Roky Erickson & The Elevators

    Two Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer)

  • Steve Earle

    Guitar Town

  • Steve Earle

    Fort Worth Blues

  • Emmylou Harris

    Born To Run

  • Fats Domino

    Blue Monday

  • Willie Nelson

    Whiskey River

  • Willie Nelson

    On The Road Again

  • Willie Nelson

    Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)

  • Fred Rose

    Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

  • Willie Nelson

    Bloody Mary Morning

  • B.W. Stevenson

    Be My Woman Tonight

  • Roy Orbison

    Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)

  • Freddie Mercury

    Play The Game

  • Jerry Jeff Walker

    Up Against The Wall Redneck

  • Asleep at the Wheel

    Cotton Eyed Joe

  • Bill Doggett

    Honky Tonk (Part 1)

  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds

    One's Too Many

  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds

    The Crawl

  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds

    Tuff Enuff

  • Ray Charles

    Georgia On My Mind

  • Johnny Cash

    Folsom Prison Blues

  • Buddy Guy

    Sweet Home Chicago

  • The Black Keys

    Tighten Up

  • Sonic Youth

    'Cross the Breeze

  • Pixies

    Cactus

  • Neil Young

    Old Man

  • Lightnin’ Hopkins

    Rock Me Mama

  • Albert King

    Born Under A Bad Sign

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Tightrope

  • ZZ Top

    I Thank You

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Love Struck Baby

  • The Dicks

    The Dicks Hate The Police

  • Butthole Surfers

    Dum Dum

  • Big Boys

    We're Not In It To Lose

  • Foo Fighters

    The Pretender

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Crossfire

  • fun.

    Carry On

  • Neko Case

    Local Girl

  • Bobby “Blue” Bland

    Further On Up The Road

  • Hank Williams

    Hey Good Lookin'

  • Elvis Presley

    That's All Right

  • Big Boys

    We Got Your Money

  • Big Boys

    Hollywood Swinging

  • Big Boys

    Identity Crisis

  • Butthole Surfers

    Goofy's Concern

  • Butthole Surfers

    Pepper

  • Gary Clark Jr.

    When My Train Pulls In

  • Gary Clark Jr.

    Bright Lights

  • Buddy Holly

    Peggy Sue

  • Billy Gibbons

    Pluto Sept. 31st

  • 13th Floor Elevators

    You're Gonna Miss Me

  • Eric McFadden

    Drive to Murfreesburrow

  • Paul Figueroa

    Blades Of Grass

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Pride and Joy

  • The Jimmy Reed Highway

    Jimmy Reed Highway

  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

  • Sid Brown, Jason Farrell & Patricia Klein

    One Revolution

  • Foo Fighters

    What Did I Do? / God As My Witness

Credit

Director Dave Grohl