The American Epic Sessions - Willie Nelson, Elton John, ... (3LP)
COMPILATION
Willie Nelson – Vocals (B1, F5), Guitar (B1, F5) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Willie Nelson]
Elton John – Piano (A4), Vocals (A4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Elton John]
Taj Mahal – Vocals (C5), Ukulele (E4), Backing Vocals (E4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Taj Mahal]
Vocals – Brittany Howard (A1), Nas (A2), Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton (A3), Jack White (A4, B2, F2), Edie Brickell (A5), Ashley Monroe (A6, D3), Merle Haggard (B1), Lillie Mae Rische (B2, E1), Rhiannon Giddens (B3, D2), Ana Gabriel (B4), Cesar Rosas (B5), Conrad Lozano (B5), Louie Perez (B5), David Hidalgo (B5), Bob Crawford (C1, E2), Scott Avett (C1, E2), Seth Avett (C1, E2), Ari Sorko-Ram (C2), Claire Hafteck (C2), Dwanna Orange (C2), Emanuel Bennet (C2), Fawn Sorko-Ram (C2), Jennifer M. Brown (C2), Marc Sorko-Ram (C2), Michelle Jones (C2), Shana May Jackson (C2), Tai Philips (C2), Bettye Lavette (C3), Pokey LaFarge (C4), Nas (D1), Louis Michot (D4), Bettye Lavette (D5), Frank Fairfield (D6), Raphael Saadiq (E1), Patrick Ferris (E3), Tim Carr (E3), Zac Sokolow (E3), Auntie Geri Kuhia (E4), Charlie Kaleo Oyama (E4), Christine Pizzuti (E5), Stephen Stills (F1), Pokey LaFarge (F3), Auntie Geri Kuhia (F4), Charlie Kaleo Oyama (F4), Merle Haggard (F5),
Backing Vocals – Dom Flemons (E4), Zac Sokolow (E4)
Choir – Fred Martin And The Levite Camp (C2)
Guitar – Heath Fogg (A1), Brittany Howard (A1), Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton (A3), Jack White (A2, A4, B2, F2), Fats Kaplin (A5), Ashley Monroe (A6), Merle Haggard (B1), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (B4), Zac Sokolow (B4, C3-4, D5, E4), Cesar Rosas (B5), Seth Avett (C1, E2), Beck (C2), Adam Hoskins (C4), Pokey LaFarge (C4), Patrick Ferris (D3), Robert Carruth (D4), Dom Flemons (E4), Christine Pizzuti (E5), Stephen Stills (F1), Adam Hoskins (F3), Pokey LaFarge (F3), Merle Haggard (F5), Dom Flemons (F4)
Steel Guitar – Patrick Ferris (C3, C5, D5), Tim Carr (D3)
Lap Steel Guitar – Bobby Ingano (E4, F4), Fred Sokolow (E4, F4)
Slide Guitar – Frank Fairfield (D6)
Requinto Guitar – David Hidalgo (B5)
Bass – Zac Cockrell (A1)
Double Bass – Dominic Davis (A2, B2-3, C5, D1, E1, F2, F5), Joey Glynn (C4), Jake Faulkner (D3, E4, F4), Patrick Ferris (E4), Joey Glynn (F3),
Drums – Steve Johnson (A1), Alfredo Ortiz (A2), Carla Azar (B2-3, D1), Jay Bellerose (B4), Matthew (Eddie) Meyer (C4, F3), Daru Jones (C5, E1), Eric Heigle (D4),
Piano – Ben Tanner (A1), Roger Manning (C2), Jack White (D1),
Banjo – Fats Kaplin (A2, B2, F2, F5), Steve Martin (A5), Zac Sokolow (D6), Fats Kaplin (E1), Patrick Ferris (E3),
Fiddle – Lillie Mae Rische (A2, A5, B2-3), Gabe Witcher (B4), Fats Kaplin (C5), Lillie Mae Rische (C5, E1, F2),
Jug – Jake Faulkner (A2)
Mandolin – Fats Kaplin (B2-4), Zac Sokolow (D3), J. Micah Nelson (F5), Lillie Mae Rische (F5)
Accordion – Van Dyke Parks (B4), Andre Michot (D4),
Percussion – Carla Azar (B4), Ryan Koenig (C4, F3),
Guitarrón – Conrad Lozano (B5)
Jarana – Louie Perez (B5)
Bones – Dom Flemons (C4)
Clarinet – Chloe Feoranzo (C4, F3)
Cornet – TJ Muller (C4, F3)
Cello – Joe Kwon (E2)
Violin – Zac Sokolow (E3)
Washboard – Tim Carr (E3)
Ukulele – Patrick Ferris (E4), Zac Sokolow (F4)
Arranged by Ashley Monroe (A6), Guy Clark (A6), Jon Randall (A6), Jack White (B2), Robert Crawford (E2), Scott Avett (E2), Seth Avett (E2)
Written BY Minnie Lawlers (A1), J.B. Jones (A2), Will Shade (A2), Rev. Gary Davis (A3), Bernie Taupin (A4), Elton John (A4), Ashley Monroe (A6), Guy Clark (A6), Jon Randall (A6), Merle Haggard (B1), Porter Grainger (B3), Lydia Mendoza (B4), Lorenzo Barcelata (B5), Beck Hansen (C2), Frank Stokes (C3), W. C. Handy (C4), Charley Patton (C5), Chucky Thompson (D1), Nasir Jones (D1), Jean Ritchie (D3), Louis Michot (D4), Jim Jackson (D5), Charlie Poole (D6), Norman Woodlieff (D6), Charles J. Roberts (E1), Will Shade (E1), Daniel Decatur Emmett (E2), Geeshie Wiley (E5), Robert Johnson (F1), Sweet Papa Stovepipe (F2), Pokey LaFarge (F3), Keola Nalima (F4), Cecil Mack (F5), James Price Johnson (F5)
3 LPs, Trifold jacket, 20-page photo booklet
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : United Record Pressing
Label : Third Man Records
Original Label : Third Man Records
Recorded by Nick Bergh at Woodrow Jackson Studio, Hollywood and Vox Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Engineered by Michael Harris
Produced by Jack White (A1-2, A4-5, B1-5, C1-5, D1-2, D4-5, E1-2, F1-3, F5), T-Bone Burnett (A1, A4, B2, B4, C1, C3, D2-3, D5, E2-3, F2), Bernard MacMahon (A3, A6, E4-5, F4), Duke Erikson (A3, A6, C5, E4-5, F4, F5)
Mastered by Duke Erikson, Ellis Burman, John Polito, Nick Bergh
Lacquer cut by Wes Garland at Nashville Record Productions
Originally released in June 2017
Reissued in June 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- Killer Diller Blues - Alabama Shakes
- On The Road Again - Nas
- Candy Man - Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton
- 2 Fingers Of Whiskey - Elton John and Jack White
- The Coo Coo Bird - Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
- Like A Rose - Ashley Monroe
Side B:
- The Only Man Wilder Than Me - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
- Matrimonial Intentions - Jack White
- One Hour Mama - Rihannon Giddens
- Mal Hombre - Ana Gabriel
- El Cascabel - Los Lobos
Side C:
- Closer Walk With Thee - The Avett Brothers
- Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods - Beck
- Nobody's Dirty Business - Bettye Lavette
- St. Louis Blues - Pokey LaFarge
- High Water Everywhere, Part 2 - Taj Mahal
Side D:
- One Mic - Nas
- Pretty Saro - Rihannon Giddens
- Jubilee - Ashley Monroe and The Americans
- Tous Les Matins - Lost Bayou Ramblers
- When I Woke Up This Morning - Bettye Lavette
- If The River Was Whiskey - Frank Fairfield
Side E:
- Stealin' Stealin' - Raphael Saadiq
- Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel - The Avett Brothers
- Sail Away Ladies - The Americans
- Tomi Tomi - The Hawaiians
- Last Kind Words - Christine Pizzuti
Side F:
- Come On In My Kitchen - Stephen Stills
- Mama's Angel Child - Jack White
- Josephine - Pokey LaFarge
- Hilo Hanakahi - The Hawaiians
- Old Fashioned Love - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
2018 Grammy Award Winner : Best American Roots Performance: "Killer Diller Blues" - Alabama Shakes
Discogs : 4.55 / 5