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Our Great Day: A Bond with Houston Blues
directed by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992; produced by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992, CAB 95 films (Houston, TX: Rubén Durán, 2019), 53 mins
This documentary pays tribute to the rich African American blues heritage of the largest city in Texas by tracing the unlikely relationship between a cast of colorful characters and a Chicagoborn photographer now living in Ireland. The primary focus is a 1998 reunion of almost 80 musicians for a group portrait, an...
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directed by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992; produced by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992, CAB 95 films (Houston, TX: Rubén Durán, 2019), 53 mins
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This documentary pays tribute to the rich African American blues heritage of the largest city in Texas by tracing the unlikely relationship between a cast of colorful characters and a Chicagoborn photographer now living in Ireland. The primary focus is a 1998 reunion of almost 80 musicians for a group portrait, an event staged in a Third Ward building that dates back to Temple Beth Israel, the state’s oldest Jewish congregation. Yet the larger...
This documentary pays tribute to the rich African American blues heritage of the largest city in Texas by tracing the unlikely relationship between a cast of colorful characters and a Chicagoborn photographer now living in Ireland. The primary focus is a 1998 reunion of almost 80 musicians for a group portrait, an event staged in a Third Ward building that dates back to Temple Beth Israel, the state’s oldest Jewish congregation. Yet the larger story incorporates additional video produced, in Houston and in Ireland, between 1995 and 2018. Ultimately Our Great Day blends diverse elements of local history— musical, socioethnic, even entrepreneurial and architectural—with blues performances, interviews with artists and insiders, and personal reflections by and about a fortunate photographer and his transatlantic connection to the original blues people of Houston.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Fraher, fl. 1980, Rubén Durán, fl. 1992, CAB 95 films
Author / Creator
Rubén Durán, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Rubén Durán
Topic / Theme
Photographs, Musicians, Blues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Rubén Durán
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Mr. SOUL!
directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Melissa Haizlip; produced by Melissa Haizlip, Shoes in the Bed Productions (Israel-Palestine: Film Platform, 2018), 1 hour 44 mins
From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an uncompromising celebration of Black culture. The series was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner-city poverty and v...
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directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Melissa Haizlip; produced by Melissa Haizlip, Shoes in the Bed Productions (Israel-Palestine: Film Platform, 2018), 1 hour 44 mins
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From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an uncompromising celebration of Black culture. The series was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner-city poverty and violence to the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate,...
From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an uncompromising celebration of Black culture. The series was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner-city poverty and violence to the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. Mr. SOUL! captures a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to resonate, and an unsung hero whose voice we need now more than ever.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melissa Haizlip, Shoes in the Bed Productions, Blair Underwood, 1964-
Author / Creator
Sam Pollard, fl. 1989, Melissa Haizlip
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Film Platform
Speaker / Narrator
Blair Underwood, 1964-
Person Discussed
Ellis Haizlip, 1929-1991
Topic / Theme
Television programs, Soul / R&B, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Film Platform
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Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015 and David De Rozas, fl. 2014; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 and Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films (El Dorado Hills, CA: El Dorado Films, 2018), 23 mins
Combining unseen footage with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle incredible life journey that spans "The Harlem Hell Fighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production.
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directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015 and David De Rozas, fl. 2014; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 and Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films (El Dorado Hills, CA: El Dorado Films, 2018), 23 mins
Description
Combining unseen footage with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle incredible life journey that spans "The Harlem Hell Fighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017, Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films
Author / Creator
Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015, David De Rozas, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
El Dorado Films
Speaker / Narrator
Noble Lee Sissle, Jr., Trevor Getz, fl. 2020
Person Discussed
Noble Lee Sissle, Jr., Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, Eubie Blake, 1887-1983, James Reese Europe, 1880-1919, Noble Sissle, 1889-1975
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Singers, Veterans (Armed services), Composers, Ragtime, World War I, 1914-1918, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 El Dorado Films
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This Is Love
directed by John Alexander, fl. 2018; presented by Sinbad, 1956-, Clayton Ivey, fl. 1969, Mick Fleetwood, 1947-, Michael Colyar, 1957- and George Clinton, 1941-; produced by Robert Love, fl. 2018 and JC Guest, fl. 2018, The Love Story LLC; performed by Rudy Love and The Love Family (The Love Story, 2018), 1 hour 23 mins
You may not know Rudy Love's name, even if you've heard his voice all your life. Love's story encapsulates a quintessential struggle of black artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the face of systemic racism and with the purest of intentions, Love repeatedly turned down fame to make music with his family. Jus...
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directed by John Alexander, fl. 2018; presented by Sinbad, 1956-, Clayton Ivey, fl. 1969, Mick Fleetwood, 1947-, Michael Colyar, 1957- and George Clinton, 1941-; produced by Robert Love, fl. 2018 and JC Guest, fl. 2018, The Love Story LLC; performed by Rudy Love and The Love Family (The Love Story, 2018), 1 hour 23 mins
Description
You may not know Rudy Love's name, even if you've heard his voice all your life. Love's story encapsulates a quintessential struggle of black artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the face of systemic racism and with the purest of intentions, Love repeatedly turned down fame to make music with his family. Just when it seems all his music is lost, it shows up on the other side of the world.Sinbad, Mick Fleetwood, George Clinton, Marsai Martin...
You may not know Rudy Love's name, even if you've heard his voice all your life. Love's story encapsulates a quintessential struggle of black artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the face of systemic racism and with the purest of intentions, Love repeatedly turned down fame to make music with his family. Just when it seems all his music is lost, it shows up on the other side of the world.Sinbad, Mick Fleetwood, George Clinton, Marsai Martin, Norman Jay MBE, John McBride, Bobby Messano, Julie Woodson and Michael Colyar co-star in this "funkumentary" on an unsung hero of soul.
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Field of Study
Popular Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Rudy Love and The Love Family
Contributor
Robert Love, fl. 2018, JC Guest, fl. 2018, The Love Story LLC
Author / Creator
John Alexander, fl. 2018, Rudy Love and The Love Family, Sinbad, 1956-, Clayton Ivey, fl. 1969, Mick Fleetwood, 1947-, Michael Colyar, 1957-, George Clinton, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
The Love Story
Person Discussed
Rudy Love, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Soul
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 by The Love Story LLC
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American Epic, Episode 1, The Big Bang
directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Duke Erikson, 1951-, Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017 and Allison McGourty, 1964-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
THE BIG BANG: In the Roaring 20s, music scouts with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. This is the Big Bang of modern popular music–the first time America hears itself.
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directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Duke Erikson, 1951-, Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017 and Allison McGourty, 1964-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
Description
THE BIG BANG: In the Roaring 20s, music scouts with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. This is the Big Bang of modern popular music–the first time America hears itself.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Duke Erikson, 1951-, Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017, Allison McGourty, 1964-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises, Thirteen Productions, Robert Redford, 1936-
Author / Creator
Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Epic
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Redford, 1936-
Topic / Theme
Music history, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Lo-Max Films Ltd., THIRTEEN Productions LLC, and BBC. All rights reserved.
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American Epic, Episode 2, Blood and Soil
directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017, Allison McGourty, 1964-, Duke Erikson, 1951-, William Morgan, fl. 2017, Bill Holderman, fl. 2013 and Adam Block, fl. 2017, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
BLOOD & SOIL: America’s poor–cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers–find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta Blues.
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directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017, Allison McGourty, 1964-, Duke Erikson, 1951-, William Morgan, fl. 2017, Bill Holderman, fl. 2013 and Adam Block, fl. 2017, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
Description
BLOOD & SOIL: America’s poor–cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers–find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta Blues.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017, Allison McGourty, 1964-, Duke Erikson, 1951-, William Morgan, fl. 2017, Bill Holderman, fl. 2013, Adam Block, fl. 2017, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises, Thirteen Productions, Robert Redford, 1936-
Author / Creator
Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Epic
Speaker / Narrator
William Morgan, fl. 2017, Robert Redford, 1936-
Person Discussed
Charley Patton, 1891-1934, Elder J.E. Burch
Topic / Theme
Musical instruments, Music history, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Lo-Max Films Ltd., THIRTEEN Productions LLC, and BBC. All rights reserved.
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Gospel pour 100 Voix
directed by Greg Germain, 1947-; produced by Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, Ewilona Prod and Axe Sud; performed by Gospel pour 100 voix (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2017), 2 hours 19 mins
Gospel for 100 voices is the biggest choir in the world. They sing the great standards of gospel, traditional American religious songs expressing the pain of slavery as much as the joy of being together. They also play Caribbean, African gospel and current urban gospel. It has more than 75 singers from 24 countrie...
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directed by Greg Germain, 1947-; produced by Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, Ewilona Prod and Axe Sud; performed by Gospel pour 100 voix (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2017), 2 hours 19 mins
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Gospel for 100 voices is the biggest choir in the world. They sing the great standards of gospel, traditional American religious songs expressing the pain of slavery as much as the joy of being together. They also play Caribbean, African gospel and current urban gospel. It has more than 75 singers from 24 countries with different religions, 12 dancers, 8 musicians and 5 internationally renowned vocal Leaders. This group got over 12 million viewer...
Gospel for 100 voices is the biggest choir in the world. They sing the great standards of gospel, traditional American religious songs expressing the pain of slavery as much as the joy of being together. They also play Caribbean, African gospel and current urban gospel. It has more than 75 singers from 24 countries with different religions, 12 dancers, 8 musicians and 5 internationally renowned vocal Leaders. This group got over 12 million viewers for the "Britain Got Talent" TV show, and won the Golden Buzzer and the Favorite Jury's award during the final in 2016. This video created the buzz and was viewed more than 33 million times on Youtube. Due to its globalized composition and the nature of its songs, such as "Oh Happy Days", this choir offers us vibrant moments of communion by singing brotherhood, love and passion of music.
Shot at the Palais des Sports in Paris, Dome of Paris, France.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Gospel pour 100 voix
Contributor
Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, Ewilona Prod, Axe Sud
Author / Creator
Greg Germain, 1947-, Gospel pour 100 voix
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Windrose (Film distributor)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Windrose SAS
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The West African Blues Project
produced by Ramon Goose, 1977-; performed by Modou Touré, fl. 1993 and Ramon Goose, 1977- (ARC Music Productions, 2015), 47 mins, 11 page(s)
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produced by Ramon Goose, 1977-; performed by Modou Touré, fl. 1993 and Ramon Goose, 1977- (ARC Music Productions, 2015), 47 mins, 11 page(s)
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Modou Touré, fl. 1993, Ramon Goose, 1977-
Contributor
Ramon Goose, 1977-
Author / Creator
Modou Touré, fl. 1993, Ramon Goose, 1977-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
ARC Music Productions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by ARC Music Productions Intl., Ltd.
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He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
performed by Michael Corcoran, Arizona Dranes and Choir (Tompkins Square Records, 2012), 50 mins, 16 page(s)
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performed by Michael Corcoran, Arizona Dranes and Choir (Tompkins Square Records, 2012), 50 mins, 16 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Arizona Dranes and Choir, Michael Corcoran
Author / Creator
Arizona Dranes and Choir, Michael Corcoran
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Tompkins Square Records
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs
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He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
performed by Arizona Dranes and Choir, He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes (Tompkins Square Records, 2012)
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performed by Arizona Dranes and Choir, He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes (Tompkins Square Records, 2012)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Arizona Dranes and Choir
Author / Creator
Arizona Dranes and Choir
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Tompkins Square Records
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs
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