| Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Martin Scorsese presents the Blues
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Blues, a musical journey
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Blues, a musical journey ; 2.
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| System Details |
DVD, 5.1 surround sound. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of a 2003 television production. |
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Series produced by Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; originally produced for PBS and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; presented by WGBH Boston to PBS. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Lisa Rinsler ; editor, Mathilda Bonnefoy ; narrator, Laurence Fishburne ; executive producer Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton and Ulrich Felsberg. |
| Cast |
Chris Thomas King, Keith B. Brown, James Hughes. |
| Note |
Contains five full-length performances not seen in the film: See that my grave is kept clean / Lou Reed -- Slow down / Cassandra Wilson -- Mama talk to your daughter / Alvin Youngblood Hart -- Dark was the night, cold was the ground (electric) / Marc Ribot -- Revelations / Chris Thomas King. Also includes outtake from film, "The visit to the plantation" (silent); on-camera interview with Wim Wenders; director commentary; director biography and filmography, etc. |
| Summary |
Using dramatization and live performances looks at the lives and works of Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J.B. Lenoir. Shows contemporary musicians playing their works. |
| Subject |
James, Skip, 1902-1969.
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Johnson, Blind Willie.
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Lenoir, J. B., d. 1967.
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Blues (Music) -- History and criticism.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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| Added Author |
Wenders, Wim.
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Gibney, Alex.
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Fishburne, Larry.
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Brown, Keith, 1963-
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King, Chris Thomas.
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Hughes, James.
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Scorsese, Martin.
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Allen, Paul G. Producer.
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Patton, Jody.
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Felsberg, Ulrich.
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Reed, Lou.
See that my grave is kept clean.
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Wilson, Cassandra, 1955-
Slow down.
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Hart, Alvin Youngblood, 1963-
Mama talk to your daughter.
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Ribot, Marc.
Dark was the night, cold was the ground.
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Road Movies Filmproduktion.
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Vulcan Productions.
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Cappa Productions.
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Jigsaw Productions.
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Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
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Columbia Music Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Martin Scorsese presents the blues (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0738903795 : $20.00 |
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9780738903798 |
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0738903892 : $139.99 (set) |
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9780738903897 |
| Music # |
CVD 55806 Columbia Music Video |
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