Martin Scorsese presents The Blues Vulcan/Road Movies production in association with Cappa Productions and Jigsaw Productions ; produced by Margaret Bodde and Alex Gibney ; written and directed by Charles Burnett. Warming by the devil's fire /

Charles Burnett explores his own past as a young boy who was shuttled back and forth between Los Angeles and Mississippi, torn between an uncle who loved the blues and a mother who believed that the blues was the devil's music. His film mixes fictional storytelling with documentary footage of p...

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Corporate Authors: Cappa Productions (Producer), Jigsaw Productions (Producer), Road Movies Filmproduktion (Producer), Vulcan Productions (Producer)
Other Authors: Muddy Waters, 1915-1983 (Singer), Bodde, Margaret (Production personnel), Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958 (Singer, Instrumentalist), Burnett, Charles, 1944- (Author of dialog, Director), Cox, Ida, 1889-1967 (Singer), Davis, Gary, 1896-1972 (Instrumentalist), Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992, Gibney, Alex (Production personnel), Handy, W. C (William Christopher), 1873-1958 (Singer, Instrumentalist), Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982 (Singer, Instrumentalist), House, Son (Singer, Instrumentalist), Hurt, Mississippi John, 1892-1966 (Singer, Instrumentalist), Lumbly, Carl (Narrator), Scorsese, Martin (Production personnel), Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 (Singer), Smith, Mamie (Singer), Spivey, Victoria (Singer), Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 (Singer), Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1914-1948 (Singer)
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: [Seattle, WA] : [Berlin] : Vulcan Productions, Inc. ; Road Movies Filmproduktion Gmbh, [2003]
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Call Number: Music DVD 173 disc 4