Rainbow quest with Pete Seeger. Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West and Paul Cadwell / Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West and Paul Cadwell / A production of Advertisers Broadcasting Company, Inc. ; produced and directed by Sholom Rubinstein.
Publisher:
Shanachie Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Musicians: Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Hedy West, Paul Cadwell, Mississippi John Hurt. Originally broadcast on television in 1965 and 1966. Full screen (1.33:1) presentation. Recorded at Tape House 47.
Contents:
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee program songs: Peter Seeger opening medley ; Key to the highway ; Cindy ; Rock Island line ; I couldn't believe my eyes ; Blue yodel ; I'm a burnt child ; Easy rider ; Down by the riverside ; Fighting a losing battle ; In the evening ; Don't pity me ; Hootin' the blues ; When the saints go marching in -- Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West and Paul Cadwell program songs: Pete Seeger opening medley ; Cotton mill girl ; Peg and Awl ; Georgie camp meeting ; Rock Island line ; Little Sadie ; You got to walk that lonesome valley ; ragtime episode medley ; Buguncia Carol ; Ballad of William Moore ; Spike driver blues ; Golden slippers/Flop eared mule/Little brown jug; Goodnight Irene.
Summary:
This ground breaking television series features authentic traditional music played in the atmosphere of an informal back porch picking party. "Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee": Sonny and Brownie were one of the most enduring blues acts of the post-war era, forming an association that was to last for three decades. "Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West and Paul Cadwell": Superb guitar playing and gentle, expressive voice has made Mississippi John one of the most acclaimed figures in blues history. Hedy brought the musical heritage of her Georgia roots to the folk revival. Paul drew his material from turn of the century ragtime and plays a number of rags, cakewalks and traditional banjo pieces.
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