Music
Almeda Riddle
VHS, 30 min. 1984
This video tells how and where Arkansas ballad singer Almeda Riddle began her 10 year stint of singing old ballads all over the country. In an informal manner, folk musician Starr Mitchell chats with Riddle about her singing tours and her commitment to preserving the past for the future.
This video tells how and where Arkansas ballad singer Almeda Riddle began her 10 year stint of singing old ballads all over the country. In an informal manner, folk musician Starr Mitchell chats with Riddle about her singing tours and her commitment to preserving the past for the future.
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Arkansas Portraits: Jimmy Driftwood
VHS, 30 min., 1985
The nationally known writer and singer of the "Battle of New Orleans," Jimmy Driftwood, jokes, spins yarns, and performs for us as interviewer William Cole reconstructs the Driftwood story and his involvement in the Ozark Folk Center at Mountain View.
The nationally known writer and singer of the "Battle of New Orleans," Jimmy Driftwood, jokes, spins yarns, and performs for us as interviewer William Cole reconstructs the Driftwood story and his involvement in the Ozark Folk Center at Mountain View.
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Arkansas Portraits: The Shape Note Singers
VHS, 30 min., 1985
The fading but not forgotten shape note singing still exists in the back road churches and singing camps of rural Arkansas as well as in the electrifying Black church services. What is shape note singing? This film takes you to those who know and those who practice the art.
The fading but not forgotten shape note singing still exists in the back road churches and singing camps of rural Arkansas as well as in the electrifying Black church services. What is shape note singing? This film takes you to those who know and those who practice the art.
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Art Porter, Sr. / A Music Treasure
VHS, 57 min., 1996
Musical legend Ramsey Lewis narrates this documentary about the life and times of Art Porter, Sr. The video highlights his musical career and the impact of his music on people and musicians throughout the world.
Musical legend Ramsey Lewis narrates this documentary about the life and times of Art Porter, Sr. The video highlights his musical career and the impact of his music on people and musicians throughout the world.
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Music
CeDell Davis: I Don't Change
VHS, 30 min., 1984
Blues guitarist CeDell Davis takes us on a journey to his "blues" past in the Arkansas Delta and reveals his involvement in the hey days of blues music in the South.
Blues guitarist CeDell Davis takes us on a journey to his "blues" past in the Arkansas Delta and reveals his involvement in the hey days of blues music in the South.
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House Party
VHS, 30 min., 1983
Seldom seen footage of a contemporary blues house party are intercut with CeDell Davis' observations on and reminiscences of the once flourishing Delta house party tradition.
Seldom seen footage of a contemporary blues house party are intercut with CeDell Davis' observations on and reminiscences of the once flourishing Delta house party tradition.
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Music
Good Mornin' Blues
VHS, 60 min., 1979
B.B. King narrates this documentary about blues music from its earliest origins, in the Mississippi Delta, until WWII. The program explores this music which later provided the basis for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and soul.
B.B. King narrates this documentary about blues music from its earliest origins, in the Mississippi Delta, until WWII. The program explores this music which later provided the basis for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and soul.
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Music
The Mississippi River of Song, Volumes I-IV
VHS, 60 min. each, 1999
The four films (Americans Old and New; Midwestern Crossroads; Southern Fusion; and Louisiana, Where Music is King) discover the many sounds and musical talents that flourish in the heart of the nation.
The four films (Americans Old and New; Midwestern Crossroads; Southern Fusion; and Louisiana, Where Music is King) discover the many sounds and musical talents that flourish in the heart of the nation.
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Music Masters & Rhythm Kings
VHS, 57 min., 1993
A celebration of the rich heritage of southern traditional music and the people who created it. This performance documentary focuses on three different styles<197>blues, stringband music, and AfroCuban bembe drumming. The production explores the contributions of their root cultures African, British Isles, and Caribbean and weaves the music together with memories, history and music.
A celebration of the rich heritage of southern traditional music and the people who created it. This performance documentary focuses on three different styles<197>blues, stringband music, and AfroCuban bembe drumming. The production explores the contributions of their root cultures African, British Isles, and Caribbean and weaves the music together with memories, history and music.
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Music
Music in Time Series
VHS, 60 min. each, 1982
A superb series that luxuriates in the sounds while it traces the historical, regional, and artistic development of Western music.
1. Vibrations and Pagan Rites - James Galway outlines the development of Western music, working chronologically backward from Ligeti to Gregorian chant. He demonstrates how ageless and universal the human impulse is to make music.
2. Vienna - This program is devoted to Mozart in Salzburg and Vienna, his operas, the great Mozart symphonies and the Requiem Mass; and to Schubert, his piano works, chamber music and lieder.
3. War and Peace - In the period between the two World Wars, composers sought to express in music the disjarring and discordant sense that civilization was giving way to barbarism. During the same time, jazz burst upon the international musical scene.
A superb series that luxuriates in the sounds while it traces the historical, regional, and artistic development of Western music.
1. Vibrations and Pagan Rites - James Galway outlines the development of Western music, working chronologically backward from Ligeti to Gregorian chant. He demonstrates how ageless and universal the human impulse is to make music.
2. Vienna - This program is devoted to Mozart in Salzburg and Vienna, his operas, the great Mozart symphonies and the Requiem Mass; and to Schubert, his piano works, chamber music and lieder.
3. War and Peace - In the period between the two World Wars, composers sought to express in music the disjarring and discordant sense that civilization was giving way to barbarism. During the same time, jazz burst upon the international musical scene.
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Music
Is You Is ..... A Louis Jordan Story
DVD, 60min., 2009
This film follows Louis Jordan's musical accomplishments from his early years touring with his father's band to his collaborations with Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgeral, and Bing Crosby - just to name a few.
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Music