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While some artists, like Elton John, have recording careers spanning multiple decades, others such as Jeffron "Blind Boy" Paxton had never even recorded in a studio before the film was shot. Director Bernard MacMahon has said that he likes this, as it represents the equalization and democratization of music that the original machine was intended to accomplish in the 1920s.
All the songs played by the performers in the film were used in the final soundtrack - meaning that every song is an uncut live performance, representing the actual sound capabilities of the restored machine.
Of all the artists approached to be in the film, not a single one turned down the opportunity to be involved.
One of Merle Haggard's last recorded performances before his death in April 2016.
Elton John composed his song in less than two hours, not getting up from his piano bench once during its creation. The version you hear in the film is the exact take that he and Jack White played in the studio.
