Historical and rare performance footage of Afro-American blues performers. "Vestapol Productions [is] a division of Stefan Grossmans Guitar Workshop Inc."--Labels. Mance Lipscomb ; Mississippi John Hurt ; Henry Townsend ; Son House ; Reverend Gary Davis ; Big Bill Broonzy ; Robert Pete Williams ; Brownie McGhee ; Josh White ; Sam Chatmon ; Big Joe Williams ; Houston Stackhouse ; Lead Belly ; Furry Lewis ; John Jackson ; Ethel & George McCoy ; Pink Anderson ; Jesse Fuller. Each disc accompanied by a comprehensive booklet featuring biographical material, rare photographs, and detailes on the tunes performed on that DVD. These can also be accessed and downloaded from www.guitarvideos.com/dvd/pdf.htm.
Contents:
Disc 1. Silver City (Mance Lipscomb) -- Spike driver (Mississippi John Hurt) -- Cairo blues (Henry Townsend) -- Death letter blues (Son House) -- Children of Zion (Reverend Gary Davis) -- Worried man blues ; Hey, hey ; How you want it done ; John Henry ; Blues in E (Big Bill Broonzy) -- Mamie (Robert Pete Williams) -- Don't kid me (Brownie McGhee) -- Jelly jelly (Josh White) -- I had a woman in Hughes (Son House) -- Angel child (Mance Lipscomb) -- You're going to walk that Lonesome Valley blues (Mississippi John Hurt) -- Death don't have no mercy (Rev. Gary Davis) -- Bonus : John Jeremy's film, Blues like showers of rain. Disc 2 : Aberdeen Mississippi blues ; Poor boy (Bukka White) -- Big road blues ; That's all right ; Sam's rag (Sam Chatmon) -- Sloppy drunk blues ; Highway 49 ; Providence help the poor people (Big Joe Williams) -- Cool drink of water (Houston Stackhouse) -- Yonder comes the blues / Son House -- Buck dance ; Hard walking blues ; Make believe stunt ; Keep your lamp trimmed and burning / Rev. Gary Davis -- Goodnight Irene, take 1 ; The grey goose ; Pick a bale of cotton ; Take this hammer ; Goodnight Irene, take 2 (Lead Belly). Disc 3 : Judge Boushe Blues (Furry Lewis) -- That will never happen no more (John Jackson) -- You know baby what I want ; Number 12 train (Josh White) -- Dear old mother of mine / Robert Pete Williams -- Black Mary / Ethel and George McCoy -- She knows how to stretch it ; Ain't nobody home but me / Pink Anderson -- Furry's blues (Furry Lewis) -- Oh glory how happy I am / Rev. Gary Davis -- Running wild (Jesse Fuller) -- Rag in C (John Jackson) -- See that my grave is kept clean ; John Henry (Furry Lewis) -- Crow Jane ; You don't know what the Lord told me (Pink Anderson) -- The woman I had she left me (Jesse Fuller) -- Nobody knows you when you're down and out (Josh White).
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.