strawwoodclaw
110 posts
Oct 09, 2010
1:11 PM
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Does anybody know any good documentary films on Blues Harmonica or Chicago Blues if you do could you please name them.
Is the documentary on Satan & Adam going to be released? that would be good.
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MrVerylongusername
1287 posts
Oct 09, 2010
1:22 PM
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Not about specific genres like Chicago Blues and harmonica blues, but Scorseses series on the blues is great. Guest directors like Clint Eastwood and Wim Wenders make this series great from a cinematic point of view too.
The American Folk Blues Festival series is where a lot of those great b&w 60s clips on Youtube come from.
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strawwoodclaw
111 posts
Oct 09, 2010
1:34 PM
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@ MrVerylongusername,
It is funny you mention Scorseses blues box set & American blues folk dvd I have just bought them both. I bought part two blues/folk fest.
I will watch the Clint Eastwood Blues Piano DVD tonight -
Cheers!
I thought maybe Channel 4 films or the BBC might of made one on Chicago Blues If they have I haven't seen it
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OzarkRich
264 posts
Oct 10, 2010
7:50 AM
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And This Is Free: The Life And Times Of Maxwell Street
This DVD is not just about Chicago blues but puts it in the larger context of the whole urban dynamic of the first two thirds of the twentieth century in Chicago and includes a Chicago blues CD.
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TNFrank
403 posts
Oct 10, 2010
7:53 AM
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PBS did something here lately on the Blues and Blues music. Maybe if you check out their web site you might find out more about it. Seemed like it was pretty decent from the shows that I watched.
Ok, went a head and did the work for ya', here's a link
http://www.pbs.org/theblues/
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strawwoodclaw
112 posts
Oct 10, 2010
11:45 AM
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Thanks TNFrank OzarkRich
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TNFrank
407 posts
Oct 10, 2010
12:19 PM
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Don't remember if it was in this PBS stuff or something else but they did a piece on Robert Johnson and I'm thinking "Wow, that guy influenced a lot of bands that I really like." he was way more important then people give him credit for being. It's like if you trace Blues and Rock back to it's start you'll find him sitting there in his chair at the Crossroads, just pickin' out a tune.
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Suzuki HarpMaster in C
Suzuki FolkMaster in D,E and F
Hohner Old Standby in A
Hohner Special 20 in Bb
Hohner Big River in Low F,G,A,Bb,C and D
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Joe_L
694 posts
Oct 10, 2010
1:29 PM
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There are several, but one that lingers in my heart forever is the Cokliss film called Chicago Blues.
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strawwoodclaw
114 posts
Oct 10, 2010
5:38 PM
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@Joe_L - Thanks that's the type I am looking for
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Joe_L
695 posts
Oct 10, 2010
7:05 PM
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The Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf biographies are good, too. You could always check out some of the videos with Bobby Rush in them. He's a good storyteller and a very engaging guy.
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The Blues Photo Gallery
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CaHarpz
3 posts
Oct 10, 2010
7:32 PM
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Just got looking at Antone's Home of the Blues. Found it on blockbuster.com. Very good, this guy knew all the greats.
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