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Much of the extremely rare performance footage presented in this DVD has never before been publicly seen and documents the diversity of a music which was as personal as a fingerprint yet as universal as the blues itself. John Jackson, Pink Anderson, Rev. Gary Davis and the charismatic Josh White manifest different aspects of the rich Piedmont ragtime/blues tradition. In Memphis, echoes of the Missippi Delta could be heard in the music of Furry Lewis. While the delightfully eccentric Jesse Fuller and the introspective Robert Pete Williams embody country blues which defies regional identity.

Tracks:
Furry Lewis
Judge Boushe Blues
Furry's Blues
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
John Henry

John Jackson
That Will Never Happen No More
Rag In C

Josh White
You Know Baby What I Want
Number 12 Train
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Robert Pete Williams
Dear Old Mother Of Mine

Ethel & George McCoy
Black Mary

Pink Anderson
She Knows How To Stretch It
Ain't Nobody Home But Me
Crow Jane
You Don't Know What The Lord Told Me

Rev. Gary Davis
Oh Glory How Happy I Am

Jesse Fuller
Running Wild
The Woman I Had She Left Me
Screen Standard 1.33:1 Color
Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles None
Audio ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Rating NR
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