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Land where the blues began
- Title
- Land where the blues began [motion picture] / Alan Lomax, Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.
- Publication
- New York : Phoenix/BFA, 1980, made 1979.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 3130 L | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 3130 L | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
- Bishop, John Melville
- Long, Worth W.
- Pitchford, Lonnie.
- Strickland, Napoleon.
- Owens, Jack.
- Maxwell, Clyde.
- Smith, Lucius.
- Spires, Bud.
- Maxwell, Beatrice.
- Brown, Walter, -1982.
- Nelson, Sonny Boy, 1909-1998.
- Chatmon, Sam.
- Johnson, George.
- Tucker, J. T.
- Savage, Joe.
- Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946.
- Gordon, Bill.
- Sutherland, Belton.
- Smith, Caesar.
- Hall, James (Blues vocalist)
- Turner, Othar.
- Puckett, Wilbert.
- Brooks, Johnny.
- Mississippi Authority for Public Television, production company.
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Media Generation (Firm)
- Association for Cultural Equity.
- Description
- 2 film reels (58 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- A documentary, shot on location, dealing with the cultural, social and musical origins of the blues in the Mississippi Delta. Parallels made between African forms and present-day Delta songs and dances, with commentary by Blacks of the area. Visits rural dances, scenes of work, honkey-tonks, storytelling sessions and revivals.
- Subjects
- Blues (Music)
- African Americans > Mississippi > Delta (Region) > Social life and customs
- History
- Nonfiction television programs
- Blues (Music) > Mississippi > Delta (Region) > History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Delta (Miss. : Region) > Social life and customs
- Manners and customs
- Documentary television programs
- African Americans > Mississippi > Delta (Region) > History
- African Americans > Social life and customs
- Mississippi > Delta Region
- Genre/Form
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Documentary television programs.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Credits (note)
- Written and directed by Alan Lomax ; a production of the Mississippi Authority for Public Television & Alan Lomax ; Cinematographers, John M. Bishop, Ludwig Goon ; editor, John M. Bishop ; research, Worth Long ; audio, Steve Darsey, Kenneth Gates, Jacqueline Mack, Paul Burt.
- Title
- Land where the blues began [motion picture] / Alan Lomax, Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.
- Imprint
- New York : Phoenix/BFA, 1980, made 1979.
- Credits
- Written and directed by Alan Lomax ; a production of the Mississippi Authority for Public Television & Alan Lomax ; Cinematographers, John M. Bishop, Ludwig Goon ; editor, John M. Bishop ; research, Worth Long ; audio, Steve Darsey, Kenneth Gates, Jacqueline Mack, Paul Burt.
- Performer
- Host: Alan Lomax ; featuring: Lonnie Pitchford, Napoleon Strickland, Clyde Maxwell, Lucius Smith, Bud Spires, Jack Owens, Beatrice Maxwell, Walter Brown, Eugene Powell, Sam Chatmon, George Johnson, J.T. Tucker, Joe Savage, William S. Hart, Bill Gordon, Belton Sutherland, Caesar Smith, James Hall, Othar Turner, Wilbert Puckett, Johnny Brooks.
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- Added Author
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, host, director, screenwriter.Bishop, John Melville, film editor, cinematographer.Long, Worth W., researcher.Pitchford, Lonnie.Strickland, Napoleon.Owens, Jack.Maxwell, Clyde.Smith, Lucius.Spires, Bud.Maxwell, Beatrice.Brown, Walter, -1982.Nelson, Sonny Boy, 1909-1998.Chatmon, Sam.Johnson, George.Tucker, J. T.Savage, Joe.Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946.Gordon, Bill.Sutherland, Belton.Smith, Caesar.Hall, James (Blues vocalist)Turner, Othar.Puckett, Wilbert.Brooks, Johnny.Mississippi Authority for Public Television, production company.Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)Media Generation (Firm)Association for Cultural Equity.
- Branch Call Number
- M16 3130 L