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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9786305831327 Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 6305831327 Label: YAZOO Languages: Manufacturer: YAZOO Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: YAZOO Release Date: April 11, 2000 Running Time: 60 minutes Studio: YAZOO Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1985 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Fans of early country and blues won't want to miss this compilation of newsreel footage from the '20s and '30s, capturing both the famous (Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills's Texas Playboys) and the anonymous. The 23 painstakingly compiled clips focus mostly on the musicians where they lived or played, at home, at barn dances, and on street corners. Some of the highlights include Georgia field hands, taking a break against a tree stump, harmonizing on "Mary Don't You Weep"; an anonymous spirited fiddler at a square dance playing "Waggoner"; and three newsreel clips of Jimmie Rodgers performing his songs, including "Waiting for a Train." The clips are presented, unfortunately, without any kind of introduction or context, but the individual snippets are still priceless slices of Americana. --Anne Hurley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - FascinatingHere's your chance to see three hot jazz bands recorded on film while the jazz age was still going on. I was stunned by the late twenties footage of Herb Westphal, Johnson's jazz band (super hot!), and Ted Weems. The film of the Georgia field hands singing was a step back into a time machine of American rural life. The gospel choir ended up swinging with an hypnotic spiritual that had me clapping along. Some of the other films had less interest for me but this is a must-see if you love early jazz, ... Read More Rating:  - This IS in the SmithsonianAt least that's where I found a copy and purchased it. And promptly fell in love with it. The clip of Whistler's Jug Band really grew on me until I had to listen to it every day, even though the first time I heard it, it didn't sound melodic at all. "Tomorrow" and "My Ohio Home" by Eddie Thomas and Carl Scott are excellent with sublimely lo-fi instruments: a washboard, a ukelele, and a kazoo. The other clips are also interesting just for the infectious happiness and enthusiasm that ... Read More Rating:  - Folk music at its folkiestI purchased this disc primarily for the Jimmies Rodgers and Bob Wills footage; I figured the rest would be gravy. I wasn't too far off the mark, either - although I was disappointed with the Wills segment (it's just a basic fiddle tune... no steel guitar or other innovative musicianship found on Texas Playboys recordings), the Jimmie Rodgers footage is priceless. The Singing Brakeman performs the classic "Waiting For A Train", plus "Daddy and Home" and "T For Texas (Blue Yodel #1)". This is essentially ... Read More Rating: - Rare footage of Ted Weems and his Orchestra..The reason I bought this CD was because it was the only thing that I could find showing Ted Weems and his Orchestra on video. Weems, who was popular for a number of years, and whose band had a million copy seller with his hit, "Heartaches" in 1947, never really received the full recognition that he deserved as a band leader and discoverer of talent (Perry Como, Marilyn Maxwell, Red Ingle, etc.). In addition to this, he was also considered by all who knew him as a kind and warm individual. The rest of ... Read More Rating: - GREAT FOR MUSIC HISTORY LOVERS!!If you love listening to some of the very best in the early days of our country's popular music, this is the one for you. If you are familiar with Jimmie Rodgers (Waitin' For A Train), you'll love the music on this DVD. He appears singing another of his great tunes. The video in this is black and white, so don't look for special extras. This is just early 30's and 40's music at it's very best, and the people who performed it best. There is even a cameo of one of our nation's president's! For music lovers, ... Read More |
