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The land where the blues began

Title
  1. The land where the blues began / a program by Alan Lomax, John M. Bishop, Worth W. Long ; a production of the Mississippi Authority for Public Television ; a production of the Association for Cultural Equity.
Published by
  1. [United States] : Vestapol Productions; Cambridge, MA : Nationally distributed by Rounder Records, 1998.

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Additional authors
  1. Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
  2. Bishop, John Melville.
  3. Long, Worth W.
  4. Mississippi Authority for Public Television.
  5. Association for Cultural Equity.
  6. Vestapol Productions.
  7. Rounder Records (Firm)
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. A documentary about the music of the Mississippi Delta, considered by many to be the land where the blues began.
Series statement
  1. American patchwork
  2. Alan Lomax collection
Uniform title
  1. American patchwork (Television program)
  2. Alan Lomax collection.
Subject
  1. African Americans > Mississippi > Delta (Region) > History
  2. Blues (Music) > Mississippi > Delta (Region) > History and criticism
  3. African Americans > Mississippi > Delta (Region) > Social life and customs
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. "Songs and stories about America."
  2. Videocassette release of a 1990 episode from the television series, American patchwork.
Credits (note)
  1. Writer, director, Alan Lomax ; photographer, editor, John M. Bishop ; researcher, developer, Worth Long.
System details (note)
  1. VHS.