In praise of Jack Conte “Professional Musicians React” We’re living in a golden age of music educationThere’s never been a time in history when so much quality education was available to so many people.One of the people who’s...
Read MoreClassic Harmonica Blues (various artists) “For everyone who loves blues harp”01 – Snooky Pryor – Gonna Have A Good Time (03:49)02 – Little Walter – Juke (Re-recording) (03:37)03 – Junior Wells – Hoodoo Man Blues...
Read MoreLeadbelly (1976 film) Directed by Gordon Parks The Huddie Ledbetter StoryThe early life of Huddie Ledbetter is recounted in the 1976 film “Leadbelly” written by Ernest Kinoy, and directed by Gordon Parks.Cast Of...
Read MoreBorn For Hard Luck Peg Leg Sam 1976 blues documentary Peg Leg Sam stars in his own 1976 documentary “Born For Hard Luck.”Veteran harmonica player and all around character, Arthur Jackson adopted the name ‘Peg...
Read MoreThe Land Where the Blues Began Documentary by Alan Lomax Discovering the BluesAn exploratory look into the origin of southern blues told by the people who lived them. The 1979 film captures the performances of lifelong bluesmen...
Read MoreYou Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley Mississippi John Hurt “Rainbow Quest”Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to shareMississippi John Hurt (guitar & vocals) performs a spiritual...
Read MoreJoshua & The Blind Man Josh White Spirtual RootsBlues legend Josh White (guitar & vocals) performs the spirituals “Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho” and “Blind Man Stood on the Road” on camera...
Read MoreThe Soul of a Man (Martin Scorsese presents) Emmy Award Winning Film Documentary”The Soul of a Man” is a 2003 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders as the second installment of the documentary film series...
Read MoreThe Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins (1968 Documentary) March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982Director Les Blank’s 1968 documentary “The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’...
Read MoreA Well Spent Life Mance Lipscomb The Mance Lipscomb Story A deeply moving tribute to the Texas songster, Mance Lipscomb filmed in 1971 and directed by Les Blank and Skip Gerson.Mance Lipscomb a Black Texas sharecropper, singer,...
Read MoreDiddley Bow Demo Lonnie Pitchford Diddley DeepIn footage filmed during the making of the 1992 country blues documentary “Deep Blues” Lonnie Pitchford demonstrates the use of a diddley bow.The most common form of a...
Read MoreBlues Maker Mississippi Fred McDowell The documentary film Mississippi Fred McDowell stars in the 1969 documentary “Blues Maker.””Blues Maker”, a film about blues legend Fred McDowell, was produced for...
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