LEGENDS OF COUNTRY BLUES GUITAR, 2. DVD

LEGENDS OF COUNTRY BLUES GUITAR, 2.

Documenti filmati, un'ora con: Bukka White: Aberdeen Mississippi blues -poor boy. Sam Chatmon: big road blues -that's all right -Sam's rag. Big Joe Williams: sloppy drunk blues -highway 49 -Providence help the poor people. Houston Stackhouse: cool drink of water. Son House: yonder comes the blues. Rev. Gary Davis: buck dance -hard walking blues -make believe stunt -keep your lamp trimmed and burning. Leadbelly: goodnight Irene 1 -the grey goose -pick a bale of cotton -goodnight Irene 2 -take this hammer. DVD
running time: 58 minutes.

The blues "rediscovery" era of the 1960s brought to concert and sound stages many veteran artists who had participated in the "Golden Age" of country blues recording prior to World War II. The best of them retained much of their youthful power and brought with them the authority of experience. While these artists have since passed on, their record legacy is enhanced by these extraordinary performance clips. 60 MINUTES.

The first generation of recorded Delta bluesmen--Charley Patton, Tommy Johnson, and Mississippi Sheiks--is echoed in the stark and powerful performances of Bukka White, Sam Chatmon, Big Joe Williams, Houston Stackhouse and Son House. The East Coast ragtime style is exemplified by its supreme exponent, Reverend Gary Davis, seen here in some recently discovered informal footage. Huddie Ledbetter was a tradition unto himself with his repertoire of work and "play party" songs reflecting pre-blues African-American music idioms. The extraordinary color footage of LeadBelly singing three songs, and the informal footage of him singing Goodnight Irene to his wife Martha, are a treasure for fans of this American folk giant. Collectively the performers presented here are an extraordinary group, keepers of bygone traditions whose legacies still resonate.

Song Title: Composer/Source:
Aberdeen Mississippi Blues performed by Bukka White
Big Road Blues performed by Sam Chatmon
Buck Dance performed by Rev. Gary Davis
Cool Drink of Water performed by Houston Stackhouse
Goodnight Irene (take 1)` performed by Lead Belly
Goodnight Irene (take 2) performed by Lead Belly
Hard Walking Blues performed by Rev. Gary Davis
Highway 49 performed by Big Joe Williams
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning performed by Rev. Gary Davis
Make Believe Stunt performed by Rev. Gary Davis
Pick a Bale of Cotton performed by Lead Belly
Poor Boy, performed by Bukka White
Providence Help the Poor People, performed by Big Joe Williams
Sam's Rag, performed by Sam Chatmon
Sloppy Drunk Blues, performed by Big Joe Williams
Take This Hammer, performed by Lead Belly
That's All Right, performed by Sam Chatmon
The Grey Goose, performed by Lead Belly
Yonder Comes the Blues, performed by Son House