The Land Where the Blues Began

The Land Where the Blues Began

58 mins | Documentary, Music, TV Movie | Dec. 1, 1979

An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television and broadcast on PBS in 1980. This re-release in 2009 includes two hours of additional music.

The Land Where the Blues Began

58 mins | Documentary, Music, TV Movie | Dec. 1, 1979

The Land Where the Blues Began
An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television and broadcast on PBS in 1980. This re-release in 2009 includes two hours of additional music.
Producers Mississippi Educational Television
Original title The Land Where the Blues Began
Directors Alan Lomax
Writers Alan Lomax

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