Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues, Volume 1 - Music Videos & Concerts on DVD (1966) Starring Bessie Smith; Rhino / WEA : OLDIES.com

Blues Masters

The Essential History of the Blues, Volume 1

Starring: Bessie Smith

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Genre: Music Videos & Concerts

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Item Number:
RHI 976075D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33:1

Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

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Liner Notes

Track Listing:

1. "Levee Camp Blues" (Son House)

2. "Pick A Bale O' Cotton" (Leadbelly)

3. "St. Louis Blues" (Bessie Smith)

4. "Lord, Lord, Lord" and "Harlem Blues" (Mamie Smith)

5. "Hey, Lawdy Mama" (Roy Milton with June Richmond)

6. "Take Me Back Baby" (Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie)

7. "Quicksand" (Ethel Waters with Count Basie)

8. "Guitar Shuffle" (Big Bill Broonzy)

9. "Four Day Creep" (Ida Cox)

10. "Fine And Mellow" (Billie Holiday)

11. "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Muddy Waters)

12. "Shake, Rattle And Roll" (Big Joe Turner)

13. "I Got My Eyes On You" (Buddy Guy)

14. "Ain't Nobody's Business" (Jimmy Witherspoon)

15. "Going To Chicago" (Joe Williams with Jimmy Rushing)

16. "Darlin' You Know I Love You" (B.B. King)

Product Description:

Along with jazz music, blues is the other quintessentially American art form. This makes sense of course, being that blues and jazz music are structurally, culturally, and historically related--inseparable perhaps. This first volume of Rhino's BLUES MASTERS series includes rare performances and historical footage of such blues greats as Mamie Smith, Roy Milton, Jimmy Rushing, Ethel Waters and Big Bill Broonzy.

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Production Notes:

Complete title: "Blues Masters; The Essential History of the Blues, Volume 1."
Combines studio and live performances.
Tracks include:
"Pick a Bail O' Cotton" (Leadbelly)
"St. Louis Blues" (Bessie Smith)
"Levee Blues" (Son House)
"Lord, Lord, Lord" "Harlem Blues" (Mamie Smith)
"Hey, Lawdy Mama" (Roy Milton)
"Take Me Back, Baby" (Jimmy Rushing)
"Quicksand" (Ethel Waters)
"Guitar Shuffle" (Big Bill Broonzy)

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Bessie Smith
Featured		Leadbelly, Ethel Waters, Jimmy Rushing & Big Bill Broonzy

DVD Details:

Label: Rhino / WEA
Originally Released in: 1966
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 43 minutes
Video: Black & White / Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: May 28, 2002
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 67,206
Item UPC: 603497607525
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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