LEGENDS OF COUNTRY BLUES GUITAR, 1. DVD
As a genre, blues music was developed at the beginning of the twentieth century by rural black musicians. The music they played was alien to formula, possessing such skill and robustness as to be captivating, but few were widely known. The blues revival of the early 1960's brought many of the survivors to the forefront of traditional music. The technique of a Rev. Davis, the power of a Son House, the charm of a Mississippi John Hurt suddenly leaps into sight, becoming more tangible, more awesome and more human. The rare footage presented in this DVD is a treasure beyond imagining, drawn from a myriad of sources, depicting some of the greatest blues musicians who ever lived: Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, Mance Lipscomb, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Peter Williams, Josh White, and Brownie McGhee. 88 minutes. A free booklet of biographical material, rare photographs, and details on the tunes may be downloaded from guitarvideos.com to accompany this video. 88 MINUTES.
Song Title: Composer/Source:
Angel Child performed by Mance Lipscomb
Blues in E performed by Big Bill Broonzy
Blues Like Showers of Rain from John Jeremy's Film
Cairo Blues performed by Henry Townsend
Children of Zion performed by Reverend Gary Davis
Death Don't Have No Mercy performed by Rev. Gary Davis
Death Letter Blues performed by Son House
Don't Kid Me performed by Brownie McGee
Hey, Hey performed by Big Bill Broonzy
How You Want It Done performed by Big Bill Broonzy
I Had a Woman in Hughes performed by Son House
Jelly Jelly performed by Josh White
John Henry performed by Big Bill Broonzy
Mamie performed by Robert Pete Williams
Silver City performed by Mance Lipscomb
Spike Driver performed by Mississippi John Hurt
Worried Man Blues performed by Big Bill Broonzy
You're Going to Walk That Lonesome Valley Blues performed by Mississippi John Hurt
As a genre, blues music was developed at the beginning of the twentieth century by rural black musicians. The music they played was alien to formula, possessing such skill and robustness as to be captivating, but few were
widely known. The blues revival of the early 1960's brought many of the survivors to the forefront of traditional music. The technique of a Rev. Davis, the power of a Son House, the charm of a Mississippi John Hurt suddenly leaps into sight, becoming more tangible, more awesome and more human. The rare footage presented in this DVD is a treasure beyond imagining, drawn from a myriad of sources, depicting some of the greatest blues musicians who ever lived: Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, Mance Lipscomb, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Peter Williams, Josh White, and Brownie McGhee. 88 minutes.
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