1963BLUES MUSIC
BLACK LIFESTYLE, SOUTHERN BLACKS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, JUKE JOINTS, ONE MAN BAND, ETC. FEATURES MANCE LIPSCOMB, BLACK ACE, ALEX MOORE, LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS. JESSE FULLER. "THE BLUES" 1962, GERMAN-MADE FILM THAT ATTEMPTS TO PRESENT BLUES PERFORMERS IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE CONTEXT.
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AMERICAN FLAG IN THE BREEZE.
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AUTHENTIC BLACK NIGHTCLUB, JUKE JOINT, AFRICAN AMERICAN, BLACK COUPLES TWIST AND DANCE TO A FUNKY BLUES GUITAR-BASED BAND. CIRCA EARLY 1960S.
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CU OF WOMAN'S CALF AND FEET AS SHE DANCES. HIGH HEEL PUMPS. STOCKINGS.
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DISSOLVE SHOT OF A STEAMBOAT FERRY. THE LOUISIANA.
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BLUES MAN "RIVER IN MY HEART." MIDDLE AGED BLACK SINGER WITH ACOUSTIC GUITAR SITS WITH CHILDREN BY THE RIVER. A WOMAN DANCES. FERRY IN BACKROUND.
BLUES SPIRITUAL. WEARS HORN RIMMED GLASSES. |
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BRIEF SHOT OF STEAMBOAT ON THE RIVER. PROBABLY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
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BLACK TEENAGER WORKING ON FARM. OPENS PEN TO LET TWO DOGS OUT. SMILING YOUTH IN COUNTRY PLAID CLOTHES.
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MID EXT SHOT OF FARM. DESOLATE. FLAT LAND.
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MANCE LIPSCOMB
GOING DOWN SLOW
CLASSIC BACK PORCH BLACK TEXAS BLUESMAN. TWO YOUNG BOYS SIT NEARBY LISTENING.
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HEAVY SET MIDDLE AGED BLACK MAN IN WHITE SHIRT TILLERS THE SOIL IN HIS YARD. TWO CARS ON NEARBY STREET. ALMOST SUBURBAN.
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MONTAGE: YOUNG BLACK CHILDREN, YOUNG FAMILY,
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WHITE MAN HANDS OUT PAMPHLETTES TO YOUNG BLACK WOMEN. CLAPBOARD HOUSE. WOMAN WEARS CURLERS IN HER HAIR.
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CU OF YOUNG BLACK WOMAN, SMILING, CURLERS IN HER HAIR.
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JUXTAPOSITION OF OLD SHANTY HOUSES AND NEW SKY-
SCRAPER DEVELOPMENTS. URBAN RENEWAL. SLUMS. |
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DAPPER BLACK GENTLEMAN IN FEDORA HAT, BOW TIE AND SUIT AND BOW TIE STROLL DOWN STREET. LATE 50S CAR IN BACKROUND.
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CONTRAST. BLACK FOLK ON SIDEWALK IN OLD SECTION OF TOWN. HAND PRINTED SIGNS FOR TAILOR, INCOME TAX ACCOUNTANT. IN BACKGROUND IS THE TALL OFFICE BUILDING.
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BLACK MAN SITS ON STOOP OF BUILDING LOOKING OUT, CHEWING ON SOMETHING.
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ECU OF YOUNG BOY EATING ICE CREAM CONE.
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THIN BLACK MAN, THE DAPPER MAN, STROLLS THROUGH TOWN. WOODEN HOUSE IN BACKGROUND AND EARLY 60S AMERICAN CARS. HE TURNS CORNER. PASSES A CAFE STOREFRONT.
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STEPS UP ON SHOESHINE MAN'S PLATFORM. SHOE-
SHINE MAN WEARS A WHITE CAP. ASSISTS MAN INTO CHAIR. TAKES A RAG AND GOES TO WORK ON SHOES. POLISH. CAN OF POLISH. LAUGHTER. CLASSIC BLACK URBAN SCENE. |
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ECU OF LAP STYLE BOTTLENECK BLUES GUITAR. PLAYER USES GLASS SLIDE OVER STRINGS.
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BLACK ACE
BLACK ACE BLUES
(live)
WOMAN HOLDS YOUNG BOY IN LAP, SITS ON SOFA, BESIDE THE BLUESMAN PLAYING AND SINGING. SMALL LIVING ROOM SCENE. THE SINGER IS PORTLY, WEARING SHORT SLEEVED PLAID SHIRT; GLASSES. "I AM THE BLACK ACE. I AM THE BOSS CARD IN YOUR HAND." THIS COULD VERY WELL BE BLACK ACE, TEXAS SLIDE GUITARISTS AKA BABE TURNER.
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CUT BACK TO DAPPER MAN WALKING DOWN BUSY STREET.
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INTERIOR OF JUKE JOINT. BAR. SALOON. BLACK BLUES CLUB. TONK. SEVERAL MIDDLE AGED BLACK MEN IN STRAW HATS AND FEDORAS STAND AROUND AS WOMAN IN COTTON DRESS WIPES DOWN TABLES. MAN STANDS AT JUKEBOX MAKING SELECTIONS.
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ECU OF BLACK DAPPER MAN SWIGGING FROM A BEER BOTTLE.
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YOUNG BLACK BOY SITS IN MOTHER'S LAP AS BLACK ACE PLAYS (BACK IN LIVING ROOM). VERY DOMESTIC SCENE.
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CU OF BLACK ACE SINGING AND PLAYING.
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CLOSE UP OF LAP STEEL GUITAR. NATIONAL OR DOBRO RESONATOR GUITAR.
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CUT TO INTERIOR OF JUKE JOINT. MEN AND WOMEN SITTING AROUND. WOMAN IN COTTON DRESS SIDLES UP TO JUKE BOX TO MAKE SELECTIONS.
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ECU OF JUKE BOX. 10 CENT PER SELECTION. WOMAN PRESSES BUTTON.
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WOMAN SIPS FROM GLASS OF BEER.
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ECU OF DAPPER BLACK MAN'S PLACID FACE.
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ECU OF SMILING BLACK MAN
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HANDS PLAY PIANO BOOGIE ON KEYBOARD. PIANO.
BOOGIE WOOGIE |
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ALEX MOORE
(no title available)
BLUES PIANO PLAYER WHISTLES AS HE PLAYS. SHOT OF MOORE PLAYING IN FRONT OF MIRROR. REFLECTION.
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CU OF HANDS PLAYING PIANO. CIGARETTE IN ASHTRAY.
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SHOT OF PIANO HAMMERS STRIKING. UPRIGHT PIANO.
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YOUNG BLACK WOMAN LOOKS ON. MID SHOT.
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BACK TO MOORE WHISTLING AND PLAYING.
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BEHIND HIM SITS THE YOUNG WOMAN AND YOUNG BLACK MAN (OR LATE TEEN) SLIDES OVER AND SITS ON COACH.
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CUT TO SMILING DAPPER MAN TALKING. HE STANDS WITH OTHER MEN OUTSIDE. WHITE CLAPBOARD BUILDING.
FAIRLY STREET. CHATTING. |
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TWO WOMEN AND A MAN WALK UP STREET. MONTAGE OF PEDESTRAINS AND BYSTANDERS.
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MAN STANDS ON SIDE OF STREET. ACROSS THE WAY IS THE JACKSON FUNERAL HOME. MAN CROSSES STREET.
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ENTERS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PACKAGE STORE. OLD SHACK LIKE BUILDING WITH COCA-COLA SIGN IN FRONT.
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CU POOL TABLE. BILLIARD TABLE. GAME IN PROGRESS. DAPPER MAN PLAYS. DARK BEER JOINT.
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SAM LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS
HATE TO GO DOWN THAT LONESOME ROAD
IN TRADEMARK HAT AND SUNGLASSES. PLAID SHIRT. SITS IN CHAIR IN YARD OR ON SIDEWALK. OTHER MEN STAND ABOUT.
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CUT BACK TO BEER JOINT. MAN GATHERED AROUND SMALL TABLE. PLAYING A SORT OF DOMINO OR CARD GAME.
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BACK TO LIGHTNING HOPKINS
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STREET SCENE. "CAR WASH" READ A HAND PAINTED SIGN OUTSIDE A DWELLING. GARAGE WITH CARS PARKED OUT IN FRONT.
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FOUR YOUNG BOYS ROLL THREE HUGE TIRES DOWN THE SIDEWALK.
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AUTO SHOP. MAN STANDS BY CAR. INSIDE MEN AND WOMAN PLAY CARDS, SOME SORT OF CRAPS GAME. ROLLING DICE. LAUGHTER. BACKROOM BETTING. CLOSE UP OF A DOLLAR BILL.
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DAPPER MAN WALKS TO WHITE HOUSE WITH FENCE. WOMAN GREETS HIM AT DOOR. PASS THROUGH SCREEN DOOR.
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CLOSE UP OF PIANO KEYBOARD. DAPPER MAN PLAYS A BOOGIE.
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ASCENDS WOODEN STAIRS. EVENING. WALKS INTO BEDROOM AND SITS WITH A WOMAN WEARING GLASSES.
POSSIBLY IMPLYING SHE IS LOVER OR PROSTITUTE. |
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BARBARA DANE
CARELESS LOVE
(live)
WITH JUG BAND
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THE SHADOW OF MAN PLAYING JUG IS SILLOUETTED AGAINST VENETIAN BLINDS.
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WHITE MAN BLOWS JUG. OTHER HORN RIMMED WHITE MAN PLAYS WASHBOARD. UPRIGHT BASS. A SECOND GUITARIST. FOLK REVIVAL. BLUES REVIVAL.
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JESSIE FULLER WALKS DOWN STREET WITH GUITAR AND ENTERS A HOUSE. SITS DOWN IN A TINY ROOM AND PERFORMS. ONE MAN BAND.
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JESSE FULLER
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
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| 00:20:45 1186.07 |
LOWELL FULSON
(no title available)
(live)
UPTOWN BLUES BAND. BIG CITY STYLE. ELECTRIC BASSIST. NIGHTCLUB. MODERN BLUES. HORN SECTION. DANCE STEPS.
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LOWELL THUMB-PICKS HIS HOLLOW BODY ES-5 SWITCHMASTER GIBSON GUITAR
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