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The blues, a musical journey

Title: The blues, a musical journey [videorecording] / Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; series producer, Alex Gibney.
Publication: New York : Columbia Music Video, c2003.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Moving image	Use in library	*LDV 155 v. 7 [Video]	Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
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Description

7 videodiscs (780 min.) : sd., b&w with col.; 4 3/4 in.

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.

Uniform Title

Martin Scorsese presents The blues (Television program)

Alternative Title

Martin Scorsese presents the blues
Musical journey
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.

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Note

Columbia Music Video: C7D55808 (CVD 55804 -- CVD 55807; CVD 55935 -- CVD 55937).
Originally broadcast on PBS from Sep. 28 to Oct. 4, 2003.
Each disc contains bonus material not shown in the original broadcast, including director commentaries, on-camera interviews with the directors, and live performances by B.B. King and many others.
Program notes ([10] p. : col. ill., ports.) inserted in container.

Credits (note)

Executive producer Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton and Ulrich Felsberg.

System Details (note)

DVD; NTSC.

Contents

[1] Feel like going home / Martin Scorsese (110:00) -- [2] The soul of a man / Wim Wenders (127:00) -- [3] The road to Memphis / Richard Pearce (119:00) -- [4] Warming by the devil's fire / Charles Burnett (106:00) -- [5] Godfathers and sons / Marc Levin (133:00) -- [6] Red, white & blues / Mike Figgis (126:00) -- [7] Piano blues / Clint Eastwood (85:00).

Call Number

*LDV 155 v. 1-7

ISBN

0738903892 (set)

LCCN

074645580890

OCLC

53251014

Title

The blues, a musical journey [videorecording] / Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; series producer, Alex Gibney.

Imprint

New York : Columbia Music Video, c2003.

System Details

DVD; NTSC.

Credits

Executive producer Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton and Ulrich Felsberg.

Added Author

Wenders, Wim, television director.

Scorsese, Martin, television producer.

Scorsese, Martin, television director.

Eastwood, Clint, 1930- television director.

Pearce, Richard, 1943- television director.

Burnett, Charles, 1944- television director.

Levin, Marc, 1951- television director.

Figgis, Mike, television director.

Allen, Paul, 1953- television producer.

Allen, Jody, television producer.

Felsberg, Ulrich, television producer.

Road Movies Filmproduktion. Production personnel

Vulcan Productions. Production personnel

Cappa Productions. Production personnel

Jigsaw Productions. Production personnel

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

Columbia Music Video (Firm)

Added Title

Martin Scorsese presents The blues (Television program)

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.

Other Standard Identifier

074645580890

Publisher No.

C7D55808 Columbia Music Video

CVD 55804 -- CVD 55807 Columbia Music Video

CVD 55935 -- CVD 55937 Columbia Music Video

Research Call Number

*LDV 155 v. 1-7 Notes on file.

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