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Publisher
BMG Video
Pub. Date
p2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This video explores the blues-- with all its poetic irony and sly humor, its eroticism and timeless power. It traces its roots from the beginning of the 20th century through the Mississippi Delta to Louisiana, Texas, Kansas City and Chicago. It includes music by: Son House, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, Count Basie, Louis Jordan, Jimmy Rushing, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington and many...
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the life of bluesman Muddy Waters, who was born the son of a sharecropper in the Mississippi Delta, but later moved to Chicago and became a legendary performer who established the electric blues sound. Features commentary by Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, and Public Enemy's Chuck D. Includes interviews with members of Waters' bands, family members, and ex-girlfriends, as well as archival interviews and concert footage.
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (780 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([12] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon ... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck ... et al. singing classic blues songs.
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