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THE BLUES

Feel Like Going Home

Director Martin Scorsese wends his way from the banks of the Niger River in Mali to the cotton fields and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta to trace the origins of the blues in a lyrical combination of original performances (including Corey Harris, Willie King, Taj Mahal, Keb'Mo', Otha Turner, Habib Koite, Salif Keita, Ali Farka Toure) and rare archival footage.

  • Original9/28/2003
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The Soul of a Man

Wim Wenders looks at the dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of his favorite blues artists: Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir.

  • Original9/29/2003
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The Road to Memphis

Director Richard Pearce traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues.

  • Original9/30/2003
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Warming by the Devil's Fire

Charles Burnett explores his own past as a young boy who was shuttled back and forth between Los Angeles and Mississippi, and who was musically torn between a mother who loved the blues and a grandmother who believed that the blues was the devil's music.

  • Original10/1/2003
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Godfathers and Sons

In Marc Levin's lively film, hip-hop legend Chuck D and Marshall Chess return to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago Blues as they unite to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip-hop musicians.

  • Original10/2/2003
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Red, White &Blues

During the 1960s, the UK was the location for a vibrant social revolution. The post-war traditional jazz and folk revival movements produced the fertile ground for a new kind of blues music - entirely influenced by the authentic black blues of the US.

  • Original10/3/2003
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Piano Blues

Director - and piano player  - Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical acts as well as interviews and performances by such living legends as Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Little Richard and Dr. John.

  • Original10/4/2003
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