i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by Dr. Autonomo ® , Sep 30,2003,01:50 |
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i really want to see this. nick cave is banging away on the piano in one episode. do you know what the schedule is?i wonder if i can buy a tape of this.
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by bluemountain ® , Sep 30,2003,09:12 |
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You can buy the tape or dvd for the whole 7 part series. Check out pbs.org. The episode tonight is The Road To Memphis, which I will have to watch later unfortunately.
The Soul of a Man by Wim Wender (sp?) was last night and it was stunning, just magnificent. I had barely heard of J B Lenoir before seeing it.
I hope they cover Helena, AR and King Biscuit Time in one of these.
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by Dr. Autonomo ® , Sep 30,2003,14:40 |
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fantastic, thank you. i'll be getting that come friday pay day.
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by Hank IV ® , Sep 30,2003,10:00 |
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While interresting, J.B. Lenoir is a minor figure in the blues. Too much time was spent on the Swedish couple that just semed pointless to me.
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by bluemountain ® , Sep 30,2003,10:12 |
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I guess that's why I had barely heard of him. Per your previous post, I think he played in Muddy Water's band for a time.
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by Hank IV ® , Sep 30,2003,11:05 |
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He was in Muddy's band for a spell in the 50's. He moved to Chicago in '49, a few years after Muddy. Of course, who in Chi-town wasn't in one of Muddy's bands?
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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I actually like J. B. Lenoir quite a bit myself. Obviously Wenders does as well. Which sort of figures. Lenoir was championed by John Mayall back in the late 1960s, when Mayall's Bluebreakers an incubator for the likes of Peter Green (before Fleetwood Mac), Eric Clapton (before Cream), and a pre-Rolling Stones Mick Taylor. Though Mayall was only a cult figure in the States, he was huge in Europe and especially Germany. Hence, the impact on Wenders.
I love Wenders movies but I was skeptical of the "re-enactment" component that I heard he was using for this film. But I thought it worked really well.
i really want to see this. when is it airing again?
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| Posted by bluemountain ® , Sep 30,2003,17:05 |
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I have 2 old Mayall albums but haven't listened to them in years.
Anyone watch the 1st Scorcese blues episode
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| Posted by Hank IV ® , Sep 29,2003,11:18 |
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It was damn good. I've had the privlage to see another episode at a screening (Muddy Waters, no less) and it's even better. And you may wish to check out a book called "Bossmen" a comparision of Muddy to Bill Monroe and how for a generation, anyone who was anything in their particular misic genre passed through the Bossmens bands.
Anyone watch the 1st Scorcese blues episode
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| Posted by plum ® , Sep 29,2003,14:58 |
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great show. made the kids sit down and watch it. i think one of them actually paid attention. great to know that someone with scorcese's power(?) and influence (at least with hollywood) is trying to give credit where credit is due. great to see otha after only hearing about him thru friends. (that song he played "sitting on top of the world" is covered by my favs North Miss. all-stars)
and of course it was great to see a younger generation actually just starting to dig the blues, even better that is was my own kid. hopefully, tonite, he will sit down on his own and watch with me.
Anyone watch the 1st Scorcese blues episode
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| Posted by bluemountain ® , Sep 29,2003,13:19 |
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I'll have to check that one out. I like the comparison; a very valid point about how many great musicians played with both men, although I'm not nearly as up on bluegrass as I am blues.
One thing that really saddens me is that I have had the opportunity for years to go to one of Othar Turner's parties and never took advantage. A friend of mine went to one and told me you've never heard an argument until you've heard two guys from England arguing over the nuances and differences of Delta blues and hill country blues. Hey, it's all good.
Anyone watch the 1st Scorcese blues episode
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I enjoyed the hell of it. I enjoyed the older footage could've watched more of that for hours and hours). I hope there's more in some of the upcoming episodes. I heard somewhere that one segment features some vintage Howlin' Wolf clips.
The African connection was especially nice. I love the work of Salif Keita and Ali Farka Toure and it was great seeing them get this exposure.
I'm looking forward to tonight's film by Wim Wenders.
Anyone watch the 1st Scorcese blues episode
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| Posted by Downtown Brown ® , Sep 29,2003,12:50 |
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Oh yeah, I dig that Ali Farke Toure!He came and played on the Fair Site during one of the International fests, didn't he?
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