Mississippi John Hurt
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mississippi, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: March 08, 1893
Age: 132 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 02, 1966
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The Story Of The Blues
Overview: The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and diversified, and filtered into a surprising variety of styles in contemporary music. In the blues the history of music was released. A look at the roots, origins and the subsequent influence of style the film explores the blues significant contribution to the development of jazz, rock and country and western music. Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alexander Texas, and many more artists are featured through the film.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-30
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Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Overview: This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a songwriter stands supreme, Dylan has often covered tracks from vintage blues, folk and country performers or incorporated elements from them into his own material. "Down The Tracks" explores the lives and work of many of these artists and how Dylan interacted with them through archive performance and interview footage alongside new interviews and documentary material.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-15
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See You in Hell, Blind Boy
Overview: A travelogue through the Mississippi delta searching for the heart and the spirit of the blues.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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A Man Called Hurt: The Life and Music of Mississippi John Hurt
Overview: A Man Called Hurt chronicles the life and influence of Mississippi John Hurt on the music world. Featuring interviews from Mary Frances Hurt, John Sebastian of The Loving Spoonful, Happy Traum, Guy Davis, Dom Flemons, and others, our hope with this film is not only to educate the world about the impact of this fascinating man, but also to raise money for the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-30
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Festival
Overview: Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show its range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Dick Farina, and others less well known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music. The crowd looks clean cut.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-23
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