DVD Blues Masters - The Essential History of The Blues I und II - Boards-United

Blues Masters - The Essential History of The Blues I und II

Born on the plantations of the Mississippi Delta, the blues is America's root music. Few performances of the early masters were ever captured on film, but those that were are profoundly insightful and entertaining. On this

DVD, enjoy these blues masters: Son House, Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, B.B. King , Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Big Joe Turner, Mamie Smith, Roy Milton with June Richmond, Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie, Ethel Waters with Count Basie, Big Bill Broonzy, Ida Cox, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Joe Williams with Jimmy Rushing. Approx 103 min.
This is an absolutely fantastic

DVD of historic Blues performances. There are COMPLETE (not clips) song performances by many great Blues greats including Leadbelly, Son House, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and several others. The performance by Leadbelly is galvanizing. All of the clips are highly entertaining, many of them in unusual formats, such as the imaginative Jimmy Rushing dramatization of his song. Jazz-blues performances by performers such as Billie Holiday and Count Basie are also included. In between the performances, the narrator tells about key episodes in African-American history and the history of the Blues. Accompanying the narration are historic photos, video clips, and more music. As a college teacher, I find this an ideal video for classes on African-American culture and literature.
Unlike many documentaries, there are NO talking heads, NO pretentious "musicologists" boring us with their large vocabularies. The heart of this video is the music and the cultural background. Kudos to the producers of this excellent video. All producers of music history films should be forced to view this model music documentary. --- By Q

Tracks
Part. 01
1. Early Blues history
2. ''Levee Camp Blues'' Son House
3. ''Pick a Bale O' Cotton'' Leadbelly
4. ''St. Louis Blues'' Bessie Smith
5. ''Lord, Lord, Lord'' Mamie Smith
6. ''Hey, Lawdy Mama'' Roy Milton with June Richmond
7. ''Take Me Back, Baby'' Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie
8. ''Harlem Blues'' Mamie Smith
9. ''Quicksand'' Ethel Waters with Count Basie
10. ''Guitar Shuffle'' Big Bill Broonzy
11. Notes about the

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Part. 02
1. After the War
2. ''Four Day Creep'' Ida Cox
3. ''Fine and Mellow'' Billie Holiday
4. ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'' Big Joe Turner
5. ''Hoochie Coochie Man'' Muddy Waters
6. ''I Got My Eyes on You'' Buddy Guy
7. ''Ain't Nobody's Business'' Jimmy Witherspoon
8. ''Going to Chicago'' Joe Williams with Jimmy Rushing
9. ''Darlin' You Know I Love You'' B.B. King
10. Notes about the

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