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American Epic Creators: LR – Duke Erikson, Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

American Epic Creators: LR – Duke Erikson, Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Bettye LaVette and Director Bernard MacMahon ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Bettye LaVette and Director Bernard MacMahon

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Producer Allison McGourty in the Sony Archives. ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Producer Allison McGourty in the Sony Archives.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming in Virginia ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming in Virginia

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon interviewing Homesick James, Robert Lockwood Jr. and Honeyboy Edwards ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon interviewing Homesick James, Robert Lockwood Jr. and Honeyboy Edwards

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

L-R: Producer Duke Erikson, Engineer Peter Henderson, Director Bernard MacMahon and Co-Producer Jack McLean Leaving Triumph Church – Cheraw, SC ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

L-R: Producer Duke Erikson, Engineer Peter Henderson, Director Bernard MacMahon and Co-Producer Jack McLean Leaving Triumph Church – Cheraw, SC

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming in Hawaii with DP Robert Spaulding ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming in Hawaii with DP Robert Spaulding

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming the Triumph Church Choir in Cheraw, SC ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming the Triumph Church Choir in Cheraw, SC

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Supervising Editor Dan Gitlin cutting the Charley Patton story. ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Supervising Editor Dan Gitlin cutting the Charley Patton story.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Producer Allison McGourty and film crew in the Sony Archives ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Producer Allison McGourty and film crew in the Sony Archives

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Filming landscapes in Texas ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Filming landscapes in Texas

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Mary Francis Hurt at the gravesite of her Grandfather, Mississippi John Hurt Avalon, Mississippi ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Mary Francis Hurt at the gravesite of her Grandfather, Mississippi John Hurt Avalon, Mississippi

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Robert Lockwood Jr. playing “Love in Vain” ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Robert Lockwood Jr. playing “Love in Vain”

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Alabama Shakes - "Killer Diller"

Alabama Shakes - "Killer Diller"

The Alabama Shakes recording "Killer Diller" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Rhiannon Giddens - "One Hour Mama"

Rhiannon Giddens - "One Hour Mama"

Rhiannon Giddens recording "One Hour Mama" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Nas - "On the Road Again"

Nas - "On the Road Again"

Nas recording "On the Road Again" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Los Lobos - " El Cacabel"

Los Lobos - " El Cacabel"

Los Lobos recording "El Cascabel" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Elton John and Jack White - "Two Finger of Whiskey"

Elton John and Jack White - "Two Finger of Whiskey"

Elton John and Jack White recording "Two Fingers of Whiskey" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Lost Bayou Ramblers - "Tous les Matins"

Lost Bayou Ramblers - "Tous les Matins"

The Lost Bayou Ramblers recording "Tous les Matins" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Pokey Lafarge - "St. Louis Blues"

Pokey Lafarge - "St. Louis Blues"

Pokey Lafarge recording "St. Louis Blues" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Beck - "14 Rivers, 14 Floods"

Beck - "14 Rivers, 14 Floods"

Beck recording "14 Rivers, 14 Floods" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard - "Old Fashioned Love"

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard - "Old Fashioned Love"

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recording "Old Fashioned Love" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

The Avett Brothers - "Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel"

The Avett Brothers - "Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel"

The Avett Brothers recording "Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Jack White - "Matrimonial Intentions"

Jack White - "Matrimonial Intentions"

Jack White recording "Matrimonial Intentions" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Ashley Monroe - "Jubilee"

Ashley Monroe - "Jubilee"

Ashley Monroe and The Americans recording "Jubilee" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Raphael Saadiq - "Stealin' Stealin'"

Raphael Saadiq - "Stealin' Stealin'"

Raphael Saadiq recording "Stealin' Stealin'" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell - "The Coo Coo Bird"

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell - "The Coo Coo Bird"

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell recording "The Coo Coo Bird" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Taj Mahal - "High Water Everywhere"

Taj Mahal - "High Water Everywhere"

Taj Mahal recording "High Water Everywhere" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

The Hawaiians - "Tomi Tomi"

The Hawaiians - "Tomi Tomi"

The Hawaiians recording "Tomi Tomi" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Ana Gabriel - "Mal Hombre"

Ana Gabriel - "Mal Hombre"

Ana Gabriel recording "Mal Hombre" in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Nick Bergh and Bernard MacMahon with the Western Electric Recording System

Nick Bergh and Bernard MacMahon with the Western Electric Recording System

Engineer Nick Bergh and director Bernard MacMahon working with the Western Electric Recording system in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Nick Bergh

Nick Bergh with the Western Electric recording system in The American Epic Sessions.

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Western Electric Recording System

Western Electric Recording System

The restored Western Electric Recording System: Western Electric Recording Rack, Scully Lathe, and Western Electric Microphone

©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

American Epic Creators: LR – Duke Erikson, Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Bettye LaVette and Director Bernard MacMahon ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Producer Allison McGourty in the Sony Archives. ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming in Virginia ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon interviewing Homesick James, Robert Lockwood Jr. and Honeyboy Edwards ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

L-R: Producer Duke Erikson, Engineer Peter Henderson, Director Bernard MacMahon and Co-Producer Jack McLean Leaving Triumph Church – Cheraw, SC ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming in Hawaii with DP Robert Spaulding ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Director Bernard MacMahon filming the Triumph Church Choir in Cheraw, SC ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Producer Allison McGourty and film crew in the Sony Archives ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Filming landscapes in Texas ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Mary Francis Hurt at the gravesite of her Grandfather, Mississippi John Hurt Avalon, Mississippi ©2017 Lo-Max Records Ltd.

Alabama Shakes - "Killer Diller"

Rhiannon Giddens - "One Hour Mama"

Los Lobos - " El Cacabel"

Elton John and Jack White - "Two Finger of Whiskey"

Lost Bayou Ramblers - "Tous les Matins"

Pokey Lafarge - "St. Louis Blues"

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard - "Old Fashioned Love"

The Avett Brothers - "Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel"

Jack White - "Matrimonial Intentions"

Ashley Monroe - "Jubilee"

Raphael Saadiq - "Stealin' Stealin'"

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell - "The Coo Coo Bird"

Taj Mahal - "High Water Everywhere"

The Hawaiians - "Tomi Tomi"

Ana Gabriel - "Mal Hombre"

Nick Bergh and Bernard MacMahon with the Western Electric Recording System

Nick Bergh

Western Electric Recording System

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The American Epic Sessions

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"Cross Road Blues" audio restoration