Godfathers and sons [videorecording] / Vulcan Productions ; Road Movies ; produced by Daphne Pinkerson & Marc Levin ; directed by Marc Levin.
Other Titles: Mannish boy.
Mannish boy.
Mannish boy.
All my money back.
Ernestine.
Evil (Is going on).
Publisher: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003.
ISBN: 073890285X :
Description: 1 videodiscs (133 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series: Blues, a musical journey ; [5]
Subject: Blues (Music).
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary television programs. lcsh
Other titles: Martin Scorsese presents the blues (Television program).
Credits: Director of photography, Mark Benjamin ; editor, Bob Eisenhardt ; series producer, Alex Gibney ; executive producer Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton and Ulrich Felsberg.
Notes: Originally broacast in 2003 as a segment of: The blues.
Running time includes extended performances; actual running time of the original film only is approximately 97 minutes.
Series produced by Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; originally produced for PBS and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; presented by WGBH Boston to PBS.
Contains five full-length performances not seen in the film: Mannish boy / The Electrik mud kats (aka Electric Mud Band) with vocals by Chuck D. Common & Kyle Jason -- All my money back / Lonnie Brooks -- Ernestine / Koko Taylor -- So many roads, so many trains / Otis Rush -- Evil (Is going on) / Howlin' Wolf. Also includes an on-camera interview with Marc Levin; director commentary; director biography and filmography; other features.
Summary: Call them the Blues Brothers 2003-in Marc Levin's film, hip-hop legend Chuck D and Marshall Chess return to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce music that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip-hop musicians such as Common and members of the Roots. Along with archival footage of Howlin' Wolf are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay.
