Music/Film: “A Pretty Good Guy From Mississippi”
Muddy Waters in a clip from the 1972 movie "Chicago Blues."
Teach yo' children 'bout this man and this music.
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Music/Film: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
And while we're on the subject - we've posted on this film before - but do yerself a favor and check out "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story." It documents an amazing chapter in American history and further shines a light on an incredibly fertile time and place - Memphis, TN in the 60's. Pass this story down to your kids.
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Music/Film: Jack White - Fly Farm Blues
Jack sings and accompanies himself on guitar on a track that was written on the spot during the filming of It Might Get Loud. Check it out. You can order up the vinyl from White's Third Man Records. Check out the trailer for the film here. It opens in NYC & L.A. today.
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Music/Film: Good Rockin’ Tonight - The Legacy Of Sun Records
This documentary, part of the PBS American Masters Series, gives a first-hand overview of Memphis' legendary Sun Records and it's founder Sam Phillips by some of the fellas who were there. The doc moves back and forth between interviews with legends such as Cowboy Jack Clement (check out his Q&A on the doc here.), Sonny Burgess, Scotty Moore & D.J. Fontana (Elvis' backup band), Billy Lee Riley and Mr. Phillips himself and performances by modern artists such as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, and Kid Rock covering Sun songs. Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun calls on friends and Atlantic artists to do the covers - some the world could have lived without (Third Eye Blind). But I gotta tell ya, I was blown away by Italian artist Zucchero doin' Charlie Rich's "Who Will the Next Fool Be". Unfortunately the doc glosses over the African American artists that Sun recorded in it's earliest days that really set the stage for all the white performers that followed. But this point is not lost on the great Rufus Thomas - who finds himself in a room full of white guys patting each other on the back, looks around and firmly states "Whatever kinda music it is...NEVER FORGET THAT THE BLUES WAS THE MOTHER OF IT ALL!"
What's undeniable about Sun Records, Sam Phillips and Memphis, TN in general in the 1950's is that the world's most influential music was born from there. This was an amazin' time in American history - it should be taught in the schools so it's never forgotten.
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Film: “You call ‘em and tell ‘em I’m comin’, ya hear.“
White Line Fever - 1975. Forget Airwolf and showing up to work drunk, this is what Jan-Michael Vincent should be remembered for. An American classic that gives Convoy a run for its money. After returning home from the Air Force Carrol Jo Hummer takes a job as a trucker like his father before him. Trouble ensues when Carrol Jo is pressured to haul contraband. When he refuses, he's beaten up and blacklisted. Together with other honest truckers, he protests causing a company-wide strike. Now Carrol Jo, his pregnant wife and his fellow truckers become moving targets for the evil corporation and it's sleazy henchmen. Do yerself a favor and get yer hands on a copy. Check out the final scene here as Carrol Jo puts the Blue Mule to work.
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Film: Emerging Demographic: Louisianna Vampires
True Blood is back on HBO (Sunday nights) for its second season. And the folks at Digital Kitchen cooked up a sweet campaign for the show. Hats off to them fellas and the companies that played along.
Check out the Fast Company article here.
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Music/Film: Muddy & The Band
The Alpha and the Omega. Muddy Waters and The Band from The Last Waltz. We pimp this movie every few months. It's the single best thing ever put on celluloid as far as we're concerned. If ya don't own it - buy it. Watch it. Again and again. It's the best thing you can do for yourself.
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Film: Vampires on the Bayou
This here's the trailer for the upcomin' second season of the HBO show True Blood startin' up again June 14th. It's set to Bob Dylan's new song Beyond Here Lies Nothin' from his album Together Through Life. In case ya missed the first season you can check out the New York Times review here. Dylan's video for the song premiere's tonight on IFC at 10:15. You can see it here.
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