Jack White and Elton John Team for New Song 'Two Fingers of Whiskey'
By Michelle Kim.
Jack White and Elton John have teamed up for a new blues song called “Two Fingers of Whiskey.” The collaboration was captured in the upcoming film The American Epic Sessions, which showcases contemporary artists replicating early recording processes. In the scene, John is asked to improvise a new song from lyrics that his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin handed him. John leads on piano, White accompanies on guitar, and their performance is recorded straight to wax. Watch it happen below. The American Epic Sessions premieres June 6 on PBS. The film’s soundtrack arrives on CD and digital download on June 9 via Columbia. It gets a vinyl release from White’s Third Man on June 16.
Nas and White previously shared a clip of their session covering the Memphis Jug Band’s “On the Road Again.” Other artists who are set to appear in The American Epic Sessions include Beck, Steve Martin, Alabama Shakes, the late Merle Haggard, and more. The forthcoming film is the follow-up to American Epic, a three-part documentary series centered around early American recording technology. Both projects are executive produced by White, T-Bone Burnett, and Robert Redford; they’re directed and produced by Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, and Duke Erikson.
John shared his latest studio album Wonderful Crazy Night last year. White’s most recent solo album is 2014’s Lazaretto. He recently announced a We’re Going to Be Friends children’s book, based on the White Stripes song of the same name.
This story originally appeared on Pitchfork.
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