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Say amen, somebody
- Title
- Say amen, somebody [videorecording] / GTN Productions presents ; a film by George T. Nierenberg ; producer, Karen Nierenberg.
- Publication
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Xenon Pictures, Inc., 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | Use in library | MUSDVD216 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- A documentary that follows gospel singer Willie Mae Ford Smith from her home to jumping church services to emotionally galvanic singing convention. Also features Thomas A. Dorsey, her mentor and the man credited with inventing gospel music, Delois Campbell Barrett and other gospel singers.
- Subjects
- Documentary films
- Hymns
- African American singers
- African Americans > Music > 20th century
- African American churches > Music
- African Americans > Religion > Music
- Gospel musicians > United States
- Campbell, Delois Barrett, 1926-2011
- Spirituals (Songs)
- Church music > United States > 20th century
- O'Neal Twins (Musical group)
- Gospel music
- Barrett Sisters
- Dorsey, Thomas Andrew
- Smith, Willie Mae Ford
- Note
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
- Credits (note)
- Photography, Ed Lachman, Don Lenzer.
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- ISBN
- 1578296137
- OCLC
- ocm46653902
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries