- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- National Downhome Blues Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
- Creator:
- Georgia Folklore Society
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia Public Television
- Date of Original:
- 1985
- Subject:
- Blues festivals--Georgia--Atlanta
Blues (Music)
Guitarists
African American musicians
Harmonica players
Pianists
Lockwood
Taj Mahal (Musician)
Songs
Singing
Jackson, John, 1924-2002
Ross, Dr. (Isaiah), 1925-1993
Sunnyland Slim, 1907-1995
Hemphill, Jessie Mae
Cephas, John
Wiggins, Phil
Robert Jr., 1915-2006
Macon, Albert, 1920-
Thomas, Robert, 1929-
Thomas, Son, 1926-1993
Townsend, Henry
Pitchford, Lonnie
Homesick James, 1910-2006
Pryor, Snooky, 1921-2006
Kirkland, Eddie, 1923-2011
Bryant, Precious
Terry, Sonny - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- National Downhome Blues Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Performers include: Doctor Ross, Sunnyland Slim, Jessie Mae Hemphill, John Cephas and Phil Wiggins, Robert Junior Lockwood, Albert Macon and Robert Thomas, Taj Mahal, Son Thomas, Henry Townsend, Lonnie Pitchford, Homesick James and Snooky Pryor, Eddie Kirkland, Precious Bryant, Thomas Burt, Sonny Terry, and John Jackson. Also includes brief interviews with some of the musicians. They discuss growing up with music and learning blues.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-1946
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-1946
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 89 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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