Sessions at West 54th was an American television program that featured music performances, and was in some ways a pop music variation on the theme set by the long-lived Austin City Limits, though the featured musicians represented a number of musical genres. It was called Sessions at West 54th because it was taped at Sony Music Studios on West 54th Street in Manhattan. It was produced for public television syndicator American Program Service and was carried on many public television stations. It first aired in most places on July 5, 1997, when it was included in the Saturday late-night lineup of stations covering 85% of the country. After the program ended, an edited for commercial television version also aired on the commercial Trio cable television network.
Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois
Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Cafe Tacuba
Joshua Redman, Zap Mama
Patti Smith, Ron Sexsmith
Joe Jackson
Sinead O'Connor, World Party
Gipsy Kings, Squirrel Nut Zippers
Shawn Colvin, Yo-Yo Ma
Rickie Lee Jones, Tindersticks
Beck, Ben Folds Five
David Byrne
Luscious Jackson, Fiona Apple
Sheryl Crow, Gillian Welch