SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH: THE BEST OF SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH (TV)

Summary

One in this series of programs in which musical artists perform informally for a studio audience. This special episode features excerpts from eleven outstanding perfomances on previous shows. The musical artists and songs performed include the following: "Don't Smoke in Bed" by k.d. Lang; "Jackass" by Beck; "This Is a Rebel Song" by Sinead O'Connor; "The Bridge" by Joe Jackson, with Jane Siberry; "Caramel" by Suzanne Vega; "Hallelujah" by Sheryl Crow; "Libertango" by Yo-Yo Ma; "Furahi" by Zap Mama; "I Zimbra" by David Byrne; "People Have the Power" by Patti Smith; "The Maker" by Daniel Lanois with Emmylou Harris; and "Never is a Promise" by Fiona Apple.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1998.

Details

• NETWORK: PBS
• DATE: 1997
• RUNNING TIME: 0:59:42
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:51730
• GENRE: Music
• SUBJECT HEADING: Cello music; Guitar music; Rock music; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
• SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1997
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Jeb Brien … Executive Producer
• Niki Vettel … Executive Producer
• Erinn Williams … Coordinating Producer
• Allen Kelman … Producer
• Gemma Dempsey … Associate Producer
• Mark McKenna … Line Producer
• Jim Gable … Director
• Pennebaker Hegedus Films … Interview segments directed by
• Mitchell Froom … Theme Music by, Theme music "Noodletown" by
• Chris Douridas … Host
• Zap Mama … Music Group
• David Byrne … Singer, Instrumentalist, Guitarist
• Fiona Apple … Singer, Instrumentalist, Pianist
• Daniel Lanois … Singer, Instrumentalist, Guitarist
• Suzanne Vega … Singer, Instrumentalist, Guitarist
• Beck … Singer
• Sheryl Crow … Singer
• k.d. Lang … Singer
• Emmylou Harris … Singer
• Sinead O'Connor … Singer
• Jane Siberry … Singer
• Patti Smith … Singer
• Joe Jackson … Instrumentalist, Pianist
• Yo-yo Ma … Instrumentalist, Cellist