Essential history of the blues. Volume I [videorecording]
Notes:
Chuck Niles, narrator.
Contents:
Levee blues (Son House) -- Pick a bale o' cotton (Leadbelly) -- St. Louis blues (Bessie Smith) -- Lord, Lord, Lord [and] Harlem blues (Mamie Smith) -- Hey, lawdy mama (Roy Milton) -- Take me back, baby (Jimmy Rushing) -- Quicksand (Ethel Waters) -- Guitar shuffle (Big Bill Broonzy).
Summary:
Rare performances and historical footage tracing the development of American blues music.
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