| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Alexander M. Moore, Bob Ray Sanders |
| Event |
Originally produced by Les Blank Films in 1990. |
| Summary |
An intimate and humorous look at the life and career of the legendary blues pianist Alex Moore, the first Black Texan to receive a National Heritage Fellowship. Moore taught himself to play the piano by watching others and practicing whenever he got a chance. Because he had no formal training Moore developed a distinctive improvisatory piano style that included elements of blues, ragtime, barrelhouse, stride and boogie-woogie. He combined steady left hand bass figures with fluid right hand melodies. His lyrics were both traditional and original and were a response to his playing of the piano and to the moment at hand. The film shows his mastery of the piano at a tribute held in his honor at the famous Majestic Theater-his last public performance. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Artists.
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Music.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Govenar, Alan B., 1952- film director.
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M. Moore, Alexander, actor.
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Ray Sanders, Bob, actor.
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Les Blank Films. Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm) Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6966450 Kanopy |
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