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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues
A Musical Journey
by Peter Guralnick
ISBN: 0060525452
ISBN-13: 9780060525453
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 2004
Size: 7.75 x 8 inches
Weight: 1.58 pounds
Pages: 287
Publisher's Notes
A companion to the groundbreaking PBS documentary series, this volume is a unique and timeless celebration of the blues, from writers and artists as esteemed and revered as the music that moved them. Included in this stunning collection are - Essays by David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Suzan-Lori Parks, Elmore Leonard, Luc Sante, John Edgar Wideman, and many others
- Timeless archival pieces by writers such as Stanley Booth, Paul Oliver, and Mack McCormick
- Evocative color illustrations and rare vintage photography
- Illuminating and in-depth conversations and portraits of musicians, ranging from Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith to John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton
- Lyrics of legendary blues compositions
- Personal essays by the series directors Martin Scorsese, Charles Burnett, Richard Pearce, Wim Wenders, Marc Levin, Mike Figgis, and Clint Eastwood
- Excerpts from literary masters James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and William FaulknerTracing the art form's path from juke joints, house parties, and recording studios to musicians such as Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues proves, in the words of Willie Dixon, "The blues are the roots; every-thing else is the fruits."
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Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey
Peter Guralnick, Robert Santelli, Christopher John Farley
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
Guralnick, Peter; D, Chuck;Gibney, Alex;Scorsese, Martin;Farley, Chritopher John;Santelli, Robert;George-Warren, Holly
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MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES: A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Guralnick, Peter and others
NY: Amistad, 2004. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. 287pp; illus from color and b&w photographs. This companion book to the PBS documentary series was published simultaneously in hardcover. 8" x 8". ( more information) Offered by R & A Petrilla, Booksellers (United States)
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HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC, 2004. Brand new. An illustrated study based on the seven-part PBS-TV series furnishes an impressionistic portrait of the blues and its influence on American music and culture as viewed by seven famous directors, in a collection of photographs, historical and personal essa ( more information) Offered by Thunder Books (United States)
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