The land where the blues began [videorecording] / a program by Alan Lomax, John M. Bishop, Worth W. Long ; North Carolina Public TV ; a production of the Mississippi Authority for Public Television

Published:: [United States] : Distributed by Media Generation, [2006]
Copyright Date:: ©2006
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, Bishop, John Melville, Long, Worth W., North Carolina Public Television, and Mississippi Authority for Public Television

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Series:

American patchwork

Contents:

Mississippi Delta and the social, cultural and emotional background of American blues.

Summary:

Alan Lomax explores the music and culture of the Mississippi Delta, considered to be the land where the blues began. Lonnie Pitchford, on the one-string electric guitar and singing legend Sam Chatmon are two featured performers.

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Related Titles:

American patchwork (Television program)

Note:

Videodisc release of an episode from the television series American Patchwork.
"American Patchwork is a production of the Association for Cultural Equity."
Date on container: c1990.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Written and directed by Alan Lomax ; photographed and edited by John M. Bishop ; researched and developed by Worth Long.

Technical Details:

DVD.

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