Title
Martin Scorsese presents the blues [videorecording] : a musical journey / Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions.
Uniform Title
Martin Scorsese presents the blues (Television program)
ISBN
0738903892 (set)
Imprint
New York : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video ; [United States : Released by PBS], c2003.
Language
English
Description
7 videodiscs (780 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
ML3521 .M37 2003
Distributor No.
CVD 55804, CVD 55805, CVD 55806, CVD 55807, CVD 55935, CVD 55936, CVD 55937 Columbia Music Video
Summary
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
Note
Originally broadcast on PBS from Sep. 28 to Oct. 4, 2003.
Title from container.
Credits
Executive producer Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton and Ulrich Felsberg.
System Details Note
DVD.
Holdings
v.1-v.7
Includes
Soul of a man.
Feel like going home.
Piano blues.
Road to Memphis.
Warming by the devil's fire.
Godfathers and sons.
Red, white & blues.
disc. 1. Feel like going home / Martin Scorsese (110:00)
disc. 2. The soul of a man / Wim Wenders (127:00)
disc. 3. The road to Memphis / Richard Pearce (119:00)
disc. 4. Warming by the devil's fire / Charles Burnett (106:00)
disc. 5. Godfathers and sons / Marc Levin (133:00)
disc. 6. Red, white & blues / Mike Figgis (126:00)
disc. 7. Piano blues / Clint Eastwood (85:00).
