The American Epic Sessions

Synopsis

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".

Main Cast

Jack White

Self

Age : 48 | Popularity : 3%

T Bone Burnett

Self

Age : 76 | Popularity : 4%

Willie Nelson

Self

Age : 90 | Popularity : 14%

Merle Haggard

Self

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Nas

Self

Age : 50 | Popularity : 15%

Elton John

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 10%

Alabama Shakes

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Beck

Self

Age : 53 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Bernard MacMahon
Department	Role	Name

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