Poster of The Land Where the Blues Began

The Land Where the Blues Began

Plot: An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television and broadcast on PBS in 1980. This re-release in 2009 includes two hours of additional music
Release Date: Saturday, December 1 1979
45 years ago
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Portrait of Alan LomaxAlan Lomax
Alan Lomax was
64 in The Land Where the Blues Began
as 'Producer, Writer, Director'
Sun, Jan 31 1915 –
Fri, Jul 19 2002
Portrait of John M. BishopJohn M. Bishop
John M. Bishop was
>> in The Land Where the Blues Began
as 'Editor, Director of Photography'
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