Last of the Mississippi jukes / director, writer, Robert Mugge ; producers, Robert Mugge, David Hughes ; a Mug-Shot production for Starz Encore Entertainment in association with the Heritage Network.

Pays tribute to the blues and to the fast-disappearing juke joints of Mississippi. Begins at a recreated juke joint--the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi and then moves to a juke joint that has been in existence for more than 30 years--the Subway Lounge in Jackson, Mississippi. Hous...

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Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: House Rockers (Musical group : Dudley Tardo) (Performer)
King Edwards Blues Band (Performer)
Mug-Shot Productions
Starz Encore Entertainment (Firm)
Black Starz! (Firm)
Sanctuary Visual Entertainment (Firm)
BMG Distribution
Other Authors: Mugge, Robert, 1950-
Hughes, David (Producer, Interviewer, Musical director)
Freeman, Morgan (Interviewee)
Li, Chris (Cinematographer)
Sperling, David (Cinematographer)
Hart, Alvin Youngblood, 1963- (Performer)
Carr, Sam (Performer)
Sherrod, Anthony (Performer)
Taylor, Greg, 1952- (Performer)
Fountain, Dennis (Performer)
Brown, Pat (Singer) (Performer)
Moncell, Patrice (Performer)
Cotton, Eddie (Musician) (Performer)
King, Jimmy (Performer)
Jackson, Vasti, 1959- (Performer)
Watkins, J.T (Performer)
Lindsey, Levon (Performer)
Rush, Bobby (Performer)
Brawley, Virgil (Performer)
Jackson, George, 1945-2013 (Performer)
King, Chris Thomas (Performer)
Ridges, Lu (Performer)
Cheseborough, Steve (Performer)
Rasheed, Abdul (Performer)
Language:English
Published: [U.S.?] : Sanctuary Visual Entertainment : Distributed by BMG Distribution, [2003], ©2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Blues (Music) > Mississippi.
Blues (Music)
Mississippi.
Online Access:
Access Content Online
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Mississippi jukes.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Pony blues (Alvin Youngblood Hart)
  • Joe Friday (Alvin Youngblood Hart ; Sam Carr ; Anthony Sherrod)
  • Subway swing (Greg "Fingers" Taylor)
  • Blues is alright (Dennis Fountain ; Pat Brown)
  • Stormy Monday (Patrice Moncell ; House Rockers)
  • All night long (Eddie Cotton ; Jimmy King)
  • Casino in the cottonfield (Vasti Jackson ; House Rockers)
  • Strokin' (Vasti Jackson ; Patrice Moncelle ; House Rockers)
  • You know I've tried (J.T. Watkins ; Levon Lindsey ; King Edwards Blues Band)
  • Garbage man (Bobby Rush)
  • Hole in the wall (King Edwards Blues Band)
  • Last of the Mississippi jukes (David Hughes ; Virgil Brawley)
  • Still called the blues (George Jackson ; Vasti Jackson ; King Edwards Blues Band)
  • End of the rainbow (J.T. Watkins ; Levon Lindsey ; King Edwards Blues Band)
  • John Law burned down the liquor sto (Chris Thomas King)
  • - What goes around, comes around (Lucille [aka Lu Ridges] ; Greg "Fingers" Taylor)
  • Cigarette blues (Steve Cheseborough)
  • Members only (Abdul Rasheed)
  • Subway swing : (credits) (Greg "Fingers" Taylor).