Mississippi Catfish blues musician
- Date
1996
- Summary
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In this program, Mississippi Catfish, one of the last of the authentic rural blues players, recounts key episodes from his life. Archival photographs, combined with Catfish's anecdotes, provide a sense of Black life in rural Mississippi, especially during the 1920s and 30s, offering a cultural framework for the blues and an intimate portrait of a genuine blues musician.
- Contributor
Mississippi Catfish (Musician)
- Publishers
Gypsy Films (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Subjects
North American Culture; American Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Music; Performing Arts; Blues musicians Mississippi Biography; Blues (Music) Mississippi; African Americans Mississippi Music; African Americans Mississippi Social life and customs
- Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
20 minutes; black and white
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090258; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1960; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/1100; OCLC: ocm43301455; Catalog Key: alephsys002545515; Catalog Key: FFH 8797
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: collection staff, users in specific IP Ranges.