Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues (7-DVD)

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DVD Details

Number of Discs: 7
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 13 hours
Video: Color
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Released: October 14, 2003
Originally Released: 2003
Label: Sony

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Martin Scorsese & Various Artists
Featured:		Tommy Redmond Hicks, Keb' Mo', Koko Taylor, Paul Butterfield, Van Morrison, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Corey Harris, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Ali Farka Touré, Blind WIllie Johnson, Chuck D, Taj Mahal, Vernon Reid, Marshall Chess, Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Howlin' Wolf, Salif Keita, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Rufus Thomas, Robert Johnson, Johnny Shines & Roscoe Gordon
Directed by		Clint Eastwood, Wim Wenders, Richard Pierce, Marc Levin, Martin Scorsese, Charles Burnett & Mike Figgis
Music Performer:		J.B. Lenoir, Pinetop Perkins, Son House, Otha Turner, Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Los Lobos, Marc Ribot, Dave Brubeck, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, Cassandra Wilson, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jay McShann, Bobby Rush & Common
Executive Production by		Martin Scorsese

Entertainment Reviews:

Movieline's Hollywood Life

Dec 1, 2003

Uncut

Jan 1, 2005

Product Description:

Produced by Martin Scorsese and helmed by seven major film directors (including Clint Eastwood, Wim Wenders, and Charles Burnett), this lavish seven-part collection traces the history of the blues, and was originally aired on PBS. Beginning by discovering the earliest recorded works of the blues from the 1920s, and ending with the influence and sound of the blues on contemporary music, this comprehensive guide is the definitive word on the genre. Some incredible footage has been unearthed, including interviews, behind the scenes material, and electrifying performances from artists including Otis Rush, Ray Charles, B.B. King, and many others. A classic collection for the connoisseur of the blues, or the perfect place to start for those who want to learn more about this uniquely American genre of music.

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Shortnin' (Henduck)
2.Long John
3.Crazy Blues [78rpm Version]
4.St. Louis Blues
5.Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
6.Matchbox Blues
7.Bill Lyons and Stack O' Lee
8.'Ma ' Rainey's Black Bottom
9.Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground
10.Savoy Blues
11.Downtown Blues
12.Frankie
13.Fishin' Blues
14.How Long, How Long Blues, Pt. 1
15.Canned Heat Blues
16.Statesboro Blues
17.It's Tight Like That
18.Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
19.Guitar Blues
20.Pony Blues
21.Diddie Wah Diddie
22.K. C. Moan
23.Standin' on the Corner [Blue Yodel No. 9]
24.Sitting on Top of the World
25.Preachin' Blues, Pt. 1

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Devil Got My Woman [Single Version]
2.C. C. Rider
3.Baby, Please Don't Go
4.Dirty Mother for You (Don't You Know)
5.Billie's Blues
6.Cross Road Blues
7.Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
8.Shake 'Em on Down [78rpm Version]
9.Roll 'Em Pete
10.Catfish Blues
11.Going to Chicago Blues
12.Key to the Highway
13.Me and My Chauffeur Blues
14.Worried Life Blues
15.Cross Cut Saw Blues
16.Evil Gal Blues
17.Strange Things Happening Everyday
18.Honeydripper, Pt. I
19.Driftin' Blues
20.Let the Good Times Roll
21.That's All Right Mama
22.Call It Stormy Monday
23.Good Rockin' Tonight
24.Ain't Nobody's Business
25.Double Crossing Blues

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.Mother Earth
2.Please Send Me Someone to Love
3.Rocket 88
4.Dust My Broom
5.No More Doggin'
6.Juke
7.Hound Dog
8.Reconsider Baby
9.The Things That I Used to Do
10.In the Night
11.(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man [1954 Single Version]
12.Eisenhower Blues
13.Blue Monday
14.Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) [R&B Lp Version]
15.I Hear You Knocking
16.Mystery Train
17.Don't Start Me to Talkin'
18.Smokestack Lightnin'
19.Who Do You Love
20.I'm a King Bee
21.Johnny B. Goode
22.Farther Up the Road
23.So Many Roads, So Many Trains
24.The First Time I Met the Blues
25.Big Boss Man

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.Hide Away [Single Version]
2.Drivin' Wheel [Single Version]
3.Boom Boom [Single Version]
4.Frosty [Single Version]
5.You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
6.Killing Floor [Single Version]
7.Death Letter Blues
8.You Gotta Move
9.Highway 61 Revisited
10.Hoodoo Man Blues
11.Wang Dang Doodle [Single Version]
12.All Your Love
13.I've Got a Mind to Give Up Livin'
14.Red House
15.Born Under a Bad Sign [Single Version]
16.Mama Talk to Your Daughter
17.Tell Mama [Single Version]
18.I Ain't Superstitious
19.She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride)
20.Black Magic Woman
21.One Good Man

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.The Thrill Is Gone [Single Version]
2.Dallas
3.Have You Ever Loved a Woman
4.Give Me Back My Wig
5.One Way Out
6.Down Home Blues
7.Pride and Joy
8.Smoking Gun
9.Tuff Enuff
10.I'm in the Mood
11.Timbarma
12.Am I Wrong
13.Cherry Red Wine
14.Bill
15.Just Won't Burn
16.Voodoo Music
17.Round and Round
18.Vietnam Blues
19.I Pity the Fool [Single Version]
20.Sweet Home Chicago

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