The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues.
Director: Martin Scorsese.
Directed by Wim Wenders the film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir.
Director: Richard Pearce. This episode focuses on the Beale Street music sc...
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The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues.
Director: Martin Scorsese.
Directed by Wim Wenders the film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir.
Director: Richard Pearce. This episode focuses on the Beale Street music scene, particularly three Memphis blues musicians with different levels of acclaim: B. B. King, Rosco Gordon and Bobby Rush.
Directed by Charles Burnett, this film presets the tale of a young boy traveling to Mississippi to visit relatives. He is caught between the pressures of his religious mother and gospel music, and the eagerness of his blues loving uncle. Performances in The Warming by the Devil's Fire Big Bill Broonzy * Elizabeth Cotten * Reverend Gary Davis * Ida Cox * Willie Dixon * Lightnin' Hopkins * Son House * Mississippi John Hurt *...
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