American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America Miniseries Episode 3 The Land Where the Blues Began 1990
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Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long explore the enduring African-American performance traditions of the Mississippi Delta. Featuring bluesmen R.L. Burnside and Jack Owens; tall-tale tellers, fife and drum bands, and diddley-bow players; and former prisoners, railroad workers, and roustabouts singing field hollers, work chants, and levee camp songs. (re-edited version of a 1979 film)
- Released: 1990-07-20
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Alan Lomax
- Director: Alan Lomax, Alan Lomax, Alan Lomax
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