The Land Where the Blues Began
1979•58m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryMusic
An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television and broadcast on PBS in 1980. This re-release in 2009 includes two hours of additional music.
Director
Alan Lomax
Writer
Alan Lomax
Studio
Mississippi Educational Television
Production
Company
Mississippi Educational Television
Producer
Alan Lomax
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