The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everywhere : on the streets, in dirty little bars, in a barber shop, in big clubs. The film really captures the true faces of blues and shows us that this music had nothing to do with nostalgia or record company hypes. Documentary on the Delta blues.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert MuggeDirector
- Robert PalmerWriter
Cast
- R. L. BurnsideSelf
- Junior KimbroughSelf - guitar
- Big Jack JohnsonSelf
- Robert PalmerSelf
- Dave StewartSelf
- Roosevelt BarnesSelf
- Abraham SchwabSelf - A. Schwab's Dry Goods Store
- Wade WaltonSelf
- Jessie Mae HemphillSelf - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band
Themes
southern usamississippi riverbluesblues music