The American Epic Sessions backdrop
The American Epic Sessions poster
Trailer
The American Epic Sessions
7.0
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2h 0m
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2016
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Released
Overview
Jack White and T Bone Burnett invite today’s greatest artists to test their skills against the long-lost machine that recorded their musical idols and forebears. The producers have, over a decade rebuilt, a 1920s recording system, timed by a weight-driven system of clockwork gears. Stripped of the comforts and security of modern technology, Nas, Elton John, Alabama Shakes, Steve Martin Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, are among the artists who have three minutes and one chance to get their music etched into a revolving wax disc, before the weight hits the floor. The results are career defining performances and the very definition of "Lighting In A Bottle".

Cast
Jack White poster
Jack White
Self
T Bone Burnett poster
T Bone Burnett
Self
Willie Nelson poster
Willie Nelson
Self
Merle Haggard poster
Merle Haggard
Self
Nas poster
Nas
Self
Elton John poster
Elton John
Self
Alabama Shakes poster
Alabama Shakes
Self
Beck poster
Beck
Self
Duke Erikson poster
Duke Erikson
Self
Ana Gabriel poster
Ana Gabriel
Self
Rhiannon Giddens poster
Rhiannon Giddens
Self
Bernard MacMahon poster
Bernard MacMahon
Self
Taj Mahal poster
Taj Mahal
Self
Allison McGourty poster
Allison McGourty
Self
Jerron Paxton poster
Jerron Paxton
Self
Steve Martin poster
Steve Martin
Self

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