Description
Masters of the Country Blues DVD 2002 John Lee Hooker & Furry Lewis / Boom boom, Furry's Blues, Kansas City, Kasie Jones / Black & White recordings / Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
UPC 016351051998 / YAZDV519
REGION 1 NTSC DVD (Black & White)
MADE IN USA
AUDIO: English Mono
SUBTITLES: -
Total Runtime: 45 minutes
English Summary:
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis represent generational markers in the development of traditional blues in Memphis and Mississippi. Furry, born around the turn of the century,incorporated ragtime, ballads and other types of secular black music in his repertoire along with the blues. John Lee Hooker, born in 1917 in the heart of the Mississippi delta developed a unique approach that became one of the new building blocks of rock and roll, and as a blues survivor he enjoys new found popularity among younger generations of blues players.
The "skinny" is presented on the life stories and musical history of these two rhythm & blues giants as part of the Masters of the Country Blues series. Features John Lee Hooker with his unique interpretations of Mississippi Delta blues and Furry Lewis, one of the original Delta Bluesmen, with his smooth style on slide guitar.
Tracklist:
| 1 | –John Lee Hooker | It Serves Me Right To Suffer | |
| 2 | –John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | |
| 3 | –John Lee Hooker | I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive | |
| 4 | –Furry Lewis | Furry's Blues | |
| 5 | –Furry Lewis | Goin' To Brownsville | |
| 6 | –Furry Lewis | Kansas City | |
| 7 | –Furry Lewis | Try Me One More Time | |
| 8 | –Furry Lewis | Kassie Jones | |
| 9 | –Furry Lewis | I Will Turn Your Money Green | |
| 10 | –Furry Lewis | Take Me Back | |
| 11 | –Furry Lewis | East St. Louis Blues |
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Yazoo Video
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Shanachie Entertainment
- Made By – L&M Optical Disc
- Art Direction – Joan Pelosi
- Design – Fred Carlson
- Photography By [John Lee Hooker] – Brian Smith (40)
