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PBS - "American Epic" (2016)


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Published on Nov 19, 2015

Journey through the trailblazing era when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the very first time.
 

 

Published on Apr 7, 2015
 

American Epic, three-part historical documentary and The American Epic Sessions -

a feature-length recording studio film celebrating the birth of electrical sound recording in the mid 1920's -

will air in early 2016 on PBS and BBC Arena.

Official Site: http://www.americanepic.com
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Executive produced by T Bone Burnett, Robert Redford and Jack White.

Directed by Bernard MacMahon
Created and produced by Allison McGourty, Duke Erikson and Bernard MacMahon

 

 

Published on Oct 13, 2015

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" Director Bernard MacMahon and producer Allison McGourty discuss their film about the Western Electric amplifier -

a machine that pioneered sound recording. 

They are joined by singer-songwriter Bettye Lavette, one of a host of stellar performers invited to record a track for the film using the restored machine.

This film is a haunting collision of past and present, presided over by the high priests of the great tradition of American music -

Jack White and T Bone Burnett, who also executive produced with Robert Redford.

Long before digital file sharing, MP3, compact discs, tape and vinyl, a machine was forged from ingenuity.

The Western Electric amplifier and Scully recording lathe, a marvel of analogue engineering operated by a weight and pulleys -

pioneered the recording of American music.

In an old Hollywood studio, one has been lovingly reassembled.

In it, White gathers an extraordinary convocation of musical superstars -

all keen to cut a record in the unforgiving three minutes the recording system provides.

Featuring live performances from Elton John, Nas, Willie Nelson, Alabama Shakes, Steve Martin, Ana Gabriel -

Merle Haggard, Taj Mahal and many more. "

 

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