T Bone Burnett for 'American Epic' documentary and album
Thursday, April 9 2015
The three-part series will also feature performances from Beck, Nas, Alabama Shakes, Elton John and more.
Jack White has teamed up with country musician T Bone Burnett and actor Robert Redford for new documentary series American Epic. The three-part series, directed by British filmmakers Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty, follows the growth of the music industry and US record labels during the 1920s. White, Redford and Burnett serve as executive producers on the project. The series will air on PBS and BBC Four in October 2015.
"These recordings were the first time America heard itself," MacMahon told The New York Times of the documentary. "It is like the DNA of America, its raw expression. This period represents an apex of American technological innovation." The series will be accompanied by 'The American Epic Sessions', a feature-length film and soundtrack album which will see modern artists recording new music using antiquated devices. Beck, Willie Nelson, Nas, Alabama Shakes, Elton John and more will take part.
