Blues-Collection
A selection of programmes featuring influential blues musicians, including B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson.
BBC Four - 11 Videos (from 1972 to 1985)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p01m79bn
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Introduction by Julian Joseph:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5p5rhydddJHkqsmCyK7YTpY/julian-joseph-introduces-the-blues-collection
Included:
Arena - Blues Night - 6 episodes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m1s2n/episodes/guide
Blues Night: 1. Sonny Boy Williamson Sings
Rare footage of the harmonica blues player Sonny Boy Williamson. (1985)
First shown: 27 Jul 1985
Blues Night: 2. B.B. King Speaks
John Walters talks to B.B. King about his extraordinary life. (1985)
First shown: 27 Jul 1985
Blues Night: 3. Chicago Blues
Performances by Muddy Waters, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. (1985)
First shown: 27 Jul 1985
Blues Night: 4. Blind John Davis
Studs Terkel and pianist Blind John Davis meet in Chicago to discuss the blues. (1985)
First shown: 28 Jul 1985
Blues Night: 5. Blues Medley
Blues medley featuring Fred McDowell, Lead Belly and Billie Holiday. (1985)
First shown: 28 Jul 1985
Blues Night: 6. Big Bill Blues
Big Bill Broonzy sings and plays the blues in a Belgian nightclub. (1985)
First shown: 28 Jul 1985
Sounding Out - 1 Episode
Contemporary rock and pop artists are presented in performance and in conversation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m5j5g
B.B. King
B.B. King is filmed in Piccadilly recording his 'B.B. King in London' album. (1972)
First shown: 31 Jan 1972
The Devil's Music - Series 2 - 4 Episodes
A historical exploration of black American Blues music.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lfs2m
Series 2: Episode 1
Alexis Korner delves into the world of American Blues music. (1979)
First shown: 9 Jul 1979
Series 2: Episode 2
Alexis Korner delves further into the soulful world of traditional Blues music. (1979)
First shown: 16 Jul 1979
Series 2: Episode 3
Alexis Korner discovers that Blues music expresses a deep symbolic message. (1979)
First shown: 23 Jul 1979
Series 2: Episode 4
Alexis Korner looks at contemporary Chicago Blues music. (1979)
First shown: 30 Jul 1979
