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Land Where the Blues Began, The

• 1990 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- vhs
• Explores the Mississippi Delta and the social, cultural and emotional background of American blues. Alan Lomax interviews artists like Lonnie Pitchford, who plays a homemade one-stringed electric guitar, and singing legend Sam Chatmon. Provides a broad overview of the background behind American Blues from its roots to the present day.
• Topics: (Ethnomusicology, Music, United States)

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