American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
tv show
5 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired July 06, 1990
Genres:
Overview
From 1978 to 1985 Alan Lomax traveled the American South and Southwest with a television crew to document regional folklore with deep historical roots. From the resulting 400 hours of footage came the five-program series American Patchwork, which aired on PBS in 1991.
The Land Where the Blues Began
Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 58m
Air Date
July 20, 1990
Overview
Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long explore the enduring African-American performance traditions of the Mississippi Delta. Featuring bluesmen R.L. Burnside and Jack Owens; tall-tale tellers, fife and drum bands, and diddley-bow players; and former prisoners, railroad workers, and roustabouts singing field hollers, work chants, and levee camp songs. (re-edited version of a 1979 film)