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Title:

Blues masters [videorecording] : the essential history of the blues / a Lanny Lee production ; City Island Entertainment.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Rhino Home Video,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Blues (Music)
Blues (Music)--History and criticism.
Blues musicians.
Musicians, Blacks.
African Americans--Music
African American musicians

Other Authors:

House, Son.
Leadbelly, 1885-1949
Smith, Bessie, 1898?-1937.
Smith, Mamie.
Milton, Roy.
Rushing, Jimmy.
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958.
Cox, Ida, 1889-1967.
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
Thornton, Big Mama.
Muddy Waters, 1915-
Turner, Joe. 1911-
Williams, Joe, 1918-
Guy, Buddy
Witherspoon, Jimmy
King, B. B.
City Island Entertainment.
Rhino Home Video.

Notes:

Title from disc surface. Not rated. Previously published on two videocassettes in 1993. Narrator, Chuck Niles.

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) -- Four day creep (Ida Cox) -- Fine and mellow (Billie Holiday) -- Hound dog (Big Mama Thornton) -- Hoochie coochie man (Muddy Waters) -- Shake, rattle and roll (Big Joe Turner) -- Going to Chicago (Joe Williams) -- I got my eyes on you (Buddy Guy) -- Ain't nobody's business (Jimmy Witherspoon) -- Darlin' you know I love you (B.B. King)

Summary:

Rare performances and historical footage tracing the development of American blues music.

ISBN:

9781566058414
1566058414

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49920493

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)