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Warming by the devil's fire /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CVD 55805 | Columbia Music VideoSeries: Martin Scorsese presents the blues ; v. [4].Publication details: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, ©2003.Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0738903787
  • 9780738903781
  • 0738903892
  • 9780738903897
Other title:
  • Martin Scorsese presents The blues. Warming by the devil's fire
  • Blues. Warming by the devil's fire
Uniform titles:
  • Martin Scorsese presents The blues (Television program). Selections.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 781.643
LOC classification:
  • ML3521 .W37 2003x
Online resources:
Contents:
Title (Performer): Turtle twist (Jelly Roll Morton) -- See see Rider (Ma Rainey) -- Death letter (Son House) -- I'm a fool to want you (Billie Holiday) -- Big leg blues (Mississippi John Hurt) -- K.C. moan (Memphis Jug Band) -- Sweet home Chicago (Robert Johnson) -- Deep blue sea blues (tommy McClennan) -- Muddy water (Bessie Smith) -- Cross my heart (Sonny Boy Williamson) -- Dust by broom (Elmore James) -- You can't lose what you ain't never had (Muddy Waters) -- Beale Street blues (W.C. Handy) -- Hang it on the wall (Charley Patton) -- Up above my head (I hear music in the air) (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) -- Give me freedom (Stephen James Taylor) -- Mr. Thrill (Mildred Jones) -- I'll never get out of these blues alive (John Lee Hooker).
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, John N. Demps ; editor, Edwin Santiago ; music, Stephen James Taylor ; narrator, Carl Lumbly ; executive producers, Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, and Ulrich Felsberg.
  • Series produced by Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; originally produced for PBS and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; presented by WGBH Boston to PBS.
Cast: Tommy Redmond Hicks, Nathaniel Lee Jr.Summary: Charles Burnett explores his own childhood being shuttled between a religious mother and a blues-loving uncle. His film combines fiction with documentary footage in the story of a young boy kidnapped to prevent his being saved by a church that viewed blues as the devil's music.
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Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 1215 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050123578

Fourth film in a seven-part series.

Contains bonus performance of Willie Dixon's Classic rendition of "Nervous" from 1966. Also includes on-camera interview with Charles Burnett; director commentary; director biography and filmography, etc.

Title (Performer): Turtle twist (Jelly Roll Morton) -- See see Rider (Ma Rainey) -- Death letter (Son House) -- I'm a fool to want you (Billie Holiday) -- Big leg blues (Mississippi John Hurt) -- K.C. moan (Memphis Jug Band) -- Sweet home Chicago (Robert Johnson) -- Deep blue sea blues (tommy McClennan) -- Muddy water (Bessie Smith) -- Cross my heart (Sonny Boy Williamson) -- Dust by broom (Elmore James) -- You can't lose what you ain't never had (Muddy Waters) -- Beale Street blues (W.C. Handy) -- Hang it on the wall (Charley Patton) -- Up above my head (I hear music in the air) (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) -- Give me freedom (Stephen James Taylor) -- Mr. Thrill (Mildred Jones) -- I'll never get out of these blues alive (John Lee Hooker).

Produced for television in 2003.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; 5.1 surround sound.

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