Peter Carlson Rio Rancho, New Mexico

2017-04-21T22:38:05+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Peter Carlsons Sagebrush Productions has produced a body of blues DVDs that are a must for every blues lover around the world. In addition to performance DVDs, five core DVD biographies showcase Junior Wells, Son [...]

Stefan Grossman – Sparta, New Jersey

2016-11-10T17:01:44+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Though he may be best known as a major player in the folk and country blues revival of the 1960s, Stefan Grossman is being honored for the films he has made available through his Guitar [...]

Mako Funasaka – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2016-11-10T17:01:36+00:00November 10th, 2016|

It's not uncommon to see this quiet man lugging tripods and video and sound equipment as he documents special moments in blues music. Since 2000, Canadian filmmaker Mako Funasaka has traveled the world to record [...]

Willy Bearden, Memphis, TN

2016-11-10T17:01:32+00:00November 10th, 2016|

The William Bearden Company is a Memphis-based video and event company that has been creating national and international productions since 1988. Since 1998, Willy Bearden and his team have produced the W.C. Handy and Blues [...]

Pocket Full of Soul

2016-11-10T17:01:32+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Everyone in the blues has a journey to talk about. For director Marc Lempert and producer Todd Slobin that journey centered around the harmonica, a staple of the blues. Their journey - more like an [...]

10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads

2016-11-10T17:01:27+00:00November 10th, 2016|

10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads is a historic documentary in which Kenny Wayne Shepherd takes the viewer on a 10-day journey meeting Blues pioneers such as the Music Maker Relief Foundation’s Etta Baker, [...]

Antone’s Home of the Blues

2016-11-10T17:01:24+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Every Blues fan knows the storied history of Antone’s club in Austin, Texas. From the day it opened in 1975, Antone’s may have single-handedly kept the Blues alive in the days of disco. But this [...]

Lightning in a Bottle

2016-11-10T17:01:22+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Lightning in a Bottle captures the magic night of February 7th, 2003, when renowned artists across music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to [...]

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