| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Performed live, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. |
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Originally released in 2004. |
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Special features: Deleted scenes of performances by Buddy Guy, Mos Def and more. |
| Contents |
Zélié -- See that my grave is kept clean -- Gamblin' man -- Love in vain -- Jim Crow blues -- St. Louis blues -- Sittin' on top of the world -- Mama (He treats your daughter mean) -- Men are like streetcars -- Can't be satisfied -- Strange fruit -- Hound dog -- Hear the angels singing -- Midnight special -- Okie Dokie stomp -- Coming home -- I'm a king bee -- Killing floor -- I pity the fool -- Big chief -- Turn on your love light -- Down in the valley -- Red house -- Voodoo child -- Boom boom -- Sweet sixteen -- Paying the cost to be the boss -- Minnesota blues. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Lisa Rinzler ; editor, Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon ; musical director, Steve Jordan ; production designer, Tom McPhillips. |
| Performer |
Introduced by Martin Scorsese ; singers: Angélique Kidjo, Mavis Staples, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Keb' Mo', Odetta, Natalie Cole, James "Blood" Ulmer, Alison Krauss, Ruth Brown, Buddy Guy, India.Arie, Macy Gray, Larry Johnson, John Fogerty, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Tyler, Joe Perry, Hubert Sumlin, David Janssen, The Neville Brothers, Solomon Burke, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King. |
| Summary |
One hundred years ago, the blues was discovered as a musical form. To celebrate, more than 50 musicians gathered in New York City for a benefit concert. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue, French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Blues-rock music.
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Blues musicians.
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Music -- Performance.
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| Genre/Form |
Music -- Performance.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Fugua, Antoine, 1966-
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Scorsese, Martin.
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Kidjo, Angélique, 1960-
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Staples, Mavis.
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Edwards, Honeyboy.
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Keb' Mo' (Musician)
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Rinzler, Lisa.
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Jordan, Steve.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1404962719 |
| Standard No. |
043396069183 |
| Music No. |
06918 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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