The Daily Whim: Get Yer Blues

The Daily Whim

Get Yer Blues – This review of the PBS series, “The Blues,” says we can expect the following things over the next week’s worth of shows:

From Scorsese, we get a West African musician describing the truth in John Lee Hooker’s music.
From Wenders, the joy of discovering unknown footage of his favorite zebra-suited bluesman.
From Richard Pearce, a journey to the heart of Southern music and culture.
From Charles Burnett, a kind of “2001”-in-reverse scene where a plucked string from a front-porch instrument becomes so much more.
From Levin, never-before-seen footage of Chicago blues great Howlin’ Wolf.
From Figgis, a chance to get to know the unsung heroes of British blues.
And from Eastwood, a shared sheepish grin with Ray Charles that turns into hearty guffaws when they realize they said a word that might not play in prime time.

New footage of a Howlin’ Wolf performance? Now that was one scarey man. I can hardly wait.

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