Black, Chicago, Communities, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll, Studs Terkel
…e south to Chicago, “The City Called Heaven.” 2:02 Cut to a photograph of the Wrigley Building (?). Blues music plays under Studs Terkel’s narration. 2:03 Cut to Koko Taylor: “I look up and saw those bright lights. I had never seen so many bright lights before in my life. I said, ‘Good God, this must be heaven…’” 2:19 Cut to a photograph of two young black men carrying luggage beside a paved road. Ramis:… Continue reading →
Image Union, Roots of Video, Viewers Choice
…in Union Grove, North Carolina. An older man talks about learning to play drums in the army and his history in music. He plays “Roving Gambler” on the harmonica and sings. J.P. Frehley plays “Wild Rose of the Mountain” on the fiddle with his wife accompanying him on guitar. 7:50 The next fiddler, Tiny Pruitt, plays “Lee Highway Blues” with guitar accompaniment. 10:06 The reserve fiddler of the festival (2nd be… Continue reading →
…el of four women talk about the state of the Chicago public schools in low income areas. 4:42 Commercials. 9:01 Blues and More with Pervis Spann. Reverend Carl Wright joins Spann on the show. Today they talk about Wright’s “church,” contemporary rap music, the future stars of blues music, and James Brown. 15:54 Music video for the song “Running In and Out of My Life” by Tyrone Davis. 28:35 Music video for the song &#… Continue reading →
Arts & Culture, Black, Chicago, Communities
00:07 Color bars. Camera opens on Jimmy Walker and Billy Branch performing with a band. “Chicago Blues Urban Experience: Loyola University Program for Continuing Education.” Footage of their performance. 2:31 Cut to a performance by Albert Luandrew. 3:46 Cut to a performance by Johnny Davis. 5:23 Voiceover of Davis speaking about his family playing music. Camera pans over a map of Chicago with a focus on the places Davis is mentio… Continue reading →
Arts & Culture, Black, Chicago, Communities
…01 Color bars. 00:21 Camera pans down a Chicago Street. Lefty Dizz voiceover introducing a show. “Chicago Blues Urban Experience: Loyola University Program for Continuing Education” Music begins to play. Sign reads “Help celebrate Blue Monday live in Chicago featuring: the sounds of 43rd St. with Lefty Dizz and his shock treatment. Also special assorted guest.” Camera zooms in and out and then pans on a map of Chicago. 1:… Continue reading →
Arts & Culture, Black, Chicago, Communities, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll
…s to the topic of sex with fat women. Wright tells a joke about Stamz having sex with a 22 year old girl. 41:42 Music video for song by Tony Terry called “With You.” This video is very 90s. Singing and synthesizers. 45:32 Spann says that Terry reminds him of a singer. Stamz talks about the Cotton Field Blues and about cotton pickers. He also talks about traveling with a minstrel show. He says he started out playing the ukelele and the… Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Communities, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll
0:00 Bars and tone, black. (Initially no tone.) 1:23 Showcase Chicago id. Blues and More opening. 2:06 Pervis Spann opens the show, introduces Carl Wright, the guest. They joke about some of Wright’s women friends and a man whose sex change operation he financed. 5:09 Music video for song by The Pointer Sisters called “After You”, with archival footage from old movies with Black actors in romantic roles. 9:06 Spann and Wright r… Continue reading →
Arts & Culture, Black, Chicago, Communities
00:09 “Chicago Blues Urban Experience: Loyola University Program for Continuing Education” Music begins to play. 00:16 “Sweet Home Chicago Overture: A Thematic Progression” 00:21 Camera pans over a map of the American South. “Concert Poster for James A. Williamson, David Edwards, and Floyd Jones. Brief footage of the three playing on a stage interspersed with footage of the map. Audio cuts in and out. Historic photo… Continue reading →