The Land Where the Blues Began

Tv Series
Tv Show :
American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
Miniseries
Episode Number :3
Rate : Not Rated
RunTime :58 mins
Air Date :1990-07-20
Story : Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long explore the enduring African-American performance traditions of the Mississippi Delta. Featuring bluesmen R.L. Burnside and Jack Owens; tall-tale tellers, fife and drum bands, and diddley-bow players; and former prisoners, railroad workers, and roustabouts singing field hollers, work chants, and levee camp songs. (re-edited version of a 1979 film)
Cast
John M. BishopDirector of Photography
John M. BishopEditor