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Blues masters history of the blues
- Title
- Blues masters [videorecording] : history of the blues / City Island Entertainment ; a Lanny Lee production.
- Publication
- Los Angeles, CA : Rhino Home Video, c1993.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vol. 2 | Film, Slide, etc. | Use in library | VCASS 371 vol. 2 | Off-site | |
| vol. 1 | Film, Slide, etc. | Use in library | VCASS 371 vol. 1 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Lee, Lanny
- Tarter, L. L.
- Niles, Chuck
- House, Son
- Leadbelly, 1885-1949
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
- 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, 1915-1983
- Turner, Joe, 1911-1985
- Williams, Joe, 1916-
- Guy, Buddy
- Witherspoon, Jimmy
- King, B. B.
- Rhino Home Video (Firm)
- City Island Entertainment (Firm)
- Description
- 2 videocassettes (102 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Rare performances and historical footage tracing the development of American blues music.
- Alternative Title
- Blues masters : the essential blues collection
- Blues masters : the essential history of the blues
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Producer, Lanny Lee ; director, L.L. Tarter ; writer/asst. director, Barbara L. Kaye ; editor, Laurence J. Rosen.
- System Details (note)
- VHS.
- Contents
- Volume 1. 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).
- Volume 2. 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)
- ISBN
- 1566051053 (v.1)
- 1566051023 (v.2) (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- ocm49191411
- SCSB-1251266
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library