The Blues

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Blues (The)

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This DVD is a mixed bag, Bessie Smith singing "St. Louis Blues" with a Choir singing behind her (She's the Queen of the blues but a choir in a bar?), rare Ida Cox and Mamie Smith footage, Big Bill Broonzy field recordings and the best of the lot: an 11 minute 1997 film of
Alex "Rice" Miller AKA Sonny Boy Willliamson II from Sweden. It's Sonny Boy at his best; twirling the harmonica dramatically, playing it like a cigar sticking out of his mouth, singing a song about JFK a few days after he died (the film was made in 1963 not 1962 as stated) and putting up with the accompaniment of Swedish jazz bassist Sture Nordin and novice guitarist Lennart Nylen.
I corresponded with Nylen and he tells me that the three of them arrived at the studio in the morning and drank heavilly at Sonny Boy's insistance until about 4:00 PM when they finally taped this session. If the accompanists are a bit imprecise in their playing, remember they probably didn't usually drink as much as Sonny Boy who could down two or three fifths of whiskey a day -- every day. Sonny Boy, always the showman shows off for the camera. He's amazing and worth watching; Bessie Smith's performance is a huge bonus to view. This is a fine accompaniment to the American Folk Blues Festival DVDs which are essential viewing.

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