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.
This film traces the road of the Blues and takes us on a journey to mythical places: From the banks ...
By the time "It's A Mean Old World" was filmed, Reverend Pearly Brown had been struggling to survive...
Shake ‘Em On Down is a one-hour documentary film which aims to tell the story of Fred McDowell, who ...
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording s...
An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told thr...
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic ...
Live, intimate, and raw, Sessions For Robert J is the essential audio/video companion to Eric Clapto...
Live concert recording of B.B. King playing with many guests, including Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vau...
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for...
Blues Story presents an impressionistic history of one of the most lasting art forms America has eve...
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly chronicles the musical evolution of one of the most influential solo ar...
Over a series of 5 nights in November 2007, Jeff Beck performed, along with special guests, at Ronni...
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate...
The star-studded special celebrates the trailblazing music series' 40th anniversary. With guest host...
Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 - 24 November 1993) was a blues guitarist, singer and African-Americ...
Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...
Interviews and rare archive footage weave together performances from a landmark multi-artist concert...
This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everyw...
Robert Plant formed his current band The Sensational Space Shifters in 2012 and has been recording a...
Blues legends B.B. King and Rufus Thomas, plus Evelyn Young, Gatemouth Moore, Fred Ford, Honeymoon G...