| Brass Monkey Blues Festival - Classic Blues (Take II) | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 10035 |
| Catalog #: | 459762 | |
| Clip Number: | 459762-1 | |
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| Location: | Ampitheater - Washington D.C. | |
| Year Shot: | 1984 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Blues | |
| Description: | This raw footage is primarily close ups and tight shots of the classic blues duo of BOWLING GREEN JOHN CEPHAS on acoustic guitar and PHIL WIGGINS on harmonica, a lot of good close up footage of muscians playing their instruments with mouths and hands - harmonica and guitar - and their expressive faces as they sing and play. (01:00:14) Opens to long shot from back of ampitheater seating, it is light outside, people taking seats, the seats sparsely filled, stage awaits the first perfomers of the day, blues plays from the PA, different angled shots of the accumulating audience (01:01:51) Festival host NAT TURNER introduces the show to the audience and teaches them a song that they will later participate in, Turner introduces all the bands, tries out the song he has taught and gets a lot of smiles (01:05:30 - 01:10:24) Turner introduces BOWLING GREEN JOHN CEPHAS and PHIL WIGGINS, Cephas on acoustic guitar and Wiggins on harmonica sit down on two chairs on the stage and begin to play some old blues, Wiggins passionately solos over Cephas' guitar (01:10:48 - 01:15:00) A slower, more lamentful blues song, Cephas sings on this song "Rising River Blues", Wiggins gives a fierce harmonica solo (01:15:20 - 01:21:25) A more upbeat song, the harmonica sounds like a locomotive train, Cephas sings again, nice close up shots which capture both men's faces in the same frame, again Wiggins works the harmonica, Cephas takes a guitar solo (01:21:24) A bare chested audience member asks if the duo know any WOODY GUTHERIE, to which Wiggins responds no (01:21:55 - 01:26:55) Wiggins and Cephas play "Roberta", Wiggins sings this time with Cephas joining him on the dramatic chorus, enthusiastic fans clap and sing along (01:27:20 - 01:34:05) The duo play a faster tune the chorus to which is "this is the last fair deal going down", again audience moves to the beat of the song, Wiggins belts out a speeding train harmonica solo (01:34:10 - 01:39:44) Wiggins and Cephas play a slower number the chorus to which is "You got me doin' what you want me to do", Wiggins and Cephas share the singing of this song - the duo receive a standing ovation for this song and an encore is demanded (01:40:32 - 01:45:45) Cephas sings the encore, a slow song about a departing lover, Cephas singing has a gospel style and he gets very passionate with his delivery, at one point beating his guitar and waving his hand in the air (01:45:47) Festival host and audience accompanied by Wiggin and Cephas sings the "Don't Forget the Blues" song he earlier taught the audience, Turner recognizes event sponsors and begins to explain the cultural signifance of the festival | |
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