Top country stars pay tribute to the "King of Country Music," Hank Williams, in this film In the Hank Williams Tradition. Through interviews with Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff, who both knew him personally, a portrait of Williams emerges. Host Dwight Yoakam offers glimpses into the life of the famous singer with seldom-seen footage of Williams. ...
Taped in December 2002 at the R.J. Reynolds Auditorium in Winston-Salem, NC, this PBS concert special immortalizes the historic teaming of three legendary bluegrass performers: Earl Scruggs on banjo, Doc Watson on guitar, and Ricky Skaggs on mandolin. The trio's repertoire is highlighted by such selections as "What Would You Give?," "Foggy ...
Narrated by Robbie Robertson, A Vision Shared documents the lives and influences of musical folk artists Woody Guthrie and Huddie Ledbetter ( or Leadbelly). Footage of their own personal stories is complemented by performances by fanatical popular stars, inspired still -- decades later -- by the original music of Guthrie and Leadbelly. Including ...
Broadway performer and cabaret signer Barbara Cook performs selections from the beloved composer Stephen Sondheim during this concert film. The set list includes over twenty numbers including "Send In the Clowns," "The Trolley Song," "When In Rome (Do as the Romans Do)," and "I Got Lost In His Arms." The DVD release includes an interview with Cook ...
This is a tribute film to the first folk music group to break through to a wider audience, the Weavers, formed in the late '40s by Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, and Ronnie Gilbert. In 1950, the group made history with their recording of the Leadbelly song "Goodnight, Irene," which stayed on top of the pop charts for an astonishing 13 ...
Harry Belafonte presents a tour through his musical career and varied influences in this concert video, in which the legendary singer and actor is accompanied by a superb ensemble of African and Latin musicians. Harry Belafonte: An Evening With Harry Belafonte and Friends includes the songs "Jamaica Farewell," "The Banana Boat Song," "Eyala," "We ...
The reflective documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song explores the legacy of revered American folk singer and activist Seeger - written and directed by filmmaker Jim Brown when Seeger was in his late '80s. In lieu of recounting the narrative of Seeger's life note-for-note, however, Brown uses that individual biography as a contextual lens, ...
One of the most intelligent and soulful voices in contemporary country music is captured on stage in this 1995 concert video, which features guest appearances from Shawn Colvin and Joan Baez. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Radiant City, which represents the first collaboration between documentarist Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown, takes as its springboard thesis the idea that suburban life is quickly becoming the norm for families across North America. It thus carries viewers inside of the "suburban mystique" via a protracted dissection of a clan that resides in ...
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