Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland

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Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland (1963)

Directed by Dietrich Wawzyn

Documentary, Music · 1h 15m

In 1963 German filmmaker Dietrich Wawzyn set out to shoot a series of films for German television that took him through the southern US in search of American jazz and roots music. He contacted Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz, who jumped at the chance to join him and share his enthusiasm for regional musical traditions. Wawzyn made three films dealing with blues, gospel, and hillbilly music. The negatives to those films were lost. This film recreates the journey from the best elements still available and includes much previously unreleased footage.

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Cast

Jesse Fuller self Lightnin' Hopkins self
L
Lowell Fulson self
R
Red Sovine self
K
King Louis H. Narcisse self Mance Lipscomb self
C
Chief White Cloud self
B
Black Ace self
R
Reverend Louis Overstreet self
S
Sweet Emma Barrett self
B
Barbara Dane self
B
Blind James Campbell self

Crew

Director
Dietrich Wawzyn
Writer
Dietrich Wawzyn
Editor
Maureen Gosling

Details

Release date
1963-01-01
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Dutch