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Southern fusion / Smithsonian Institution ; produced and directed by John Junkerman ; producer, Toshio Murayama ; produced by Smithsonian Productions, the Filmmakers Collaborative and KajimaVision Productions.

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Video
Contributor:
Junkerman, John, director.
Wald, Elijah, consultant.
DiFranco, Ani, narrator.
Burgess, Sonny, performer.
Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001, performer.
Peebles, Ann, performer.
Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006, performer.
Helm, Levon, performer.
Cotton, James, performer.
Johnson, Jack, performer.
Billington, Johnnie, performer.
Little Milton, performer.
Boundless Love Quartet (Musical group), performer.
Memphis Horns, performer.
Jelly Roll Kings, performer.
Mississippi Mass Choir, performer.
Smithsonian Institution, producer.
Filmmakers Collaborative (Waltham, Mass.), producer.
KajimaVision Productions, producer.
Acorn Media (Firm), distributor.
Series:
Mississippi, river of song ; 3.
Mississippi, river of song ; 3
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Music--Mississippi River Valley--History and criticism.
Music.
Musicians--Mississippi River Valley--Interviews.
Musicians.
Music--United States--20th century.
Blues (Music)--Mississippi River Valley.
Blues (Music).
Rockabilly music--Mississippi River Valley.
Rockabilly music.
Soul music--Mississippi River Valley.
Soul music.
Popular music--Mississippi River Valley.
Popular music.
Gospel music--Mississippi River Valley.
Gospel music.
Rock music--Mississippi River Valley.
Rock music.
Marching drills--Mississippi River Valley.
Marching drills.
Country music--Mississippi River Valley.
Country music.
Mississippi River Valley.
United States.
Genre:
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Interviews.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Other Title:
Cassette container: The Mississippi, river of song : celebrating the grassroots of American music. 3, Southern fusion.
River of song : celebrating the grassroots of American music. 3, Southern fusion.
Place of Publication:
Bethesda, MD : AcornMedia, [1999]
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Summary:
A four part film series filmed live along the Mississippi River, highlighting the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the 20th century. In this third segment from La Center, Kentucky to Jackson, Mississippi, the music gets louder as the river flows South. Memphis forged the sounds of rockabilly and soul. In the Mississippi Delta, music is still deeply rooted in the soil. Secular music styles come back to the blues, and gospel is at its most heartfelt and powerful.
Contents:
Gospel / Boundless Love Quartet
Rockabilly / Sonny Burgess
Music in the community: Rhyme games, drill team, stepping
Soul / Rufus Thomas
Soul / Memphis Horns and Ann Peebles
Delta blues / Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Blues / Levon Helm and James Cotton
Blues / Jack Johnson and The Jelly Roll Kings
Blues / Johnnie Billington
Blues / Little Milton
Gospel / Mississippi Mass Choir.
Participant:
Narrator, Ani DiFranco.
Credits:
Cinematographers, Foster Wiley, Joan Churchill, Brett Wiley; written by John Junkerman and Elijah Wald ; music consultant, Elijah Wald ; editor, William A. Anderson.
Notes:
Videocassette release of program originally broadcast on PBS.
Also available: 2-CD set; and companion book with title: River of song: a musical journey down the Mississippi.
Description based on VHS version record.
Other Format:
VHS version Southern fusion /
ISBN:
1569382972
OCLC:
41478641
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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