Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland

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

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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.

Director: Dietrich Wawzyn

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	Jesse Fuller as self
	Lightnin' Hopkins as self
	Lowell Fulson as self
	Red Sovine as self
	King Louis H. Narcisse as self
	Mance Lipscomb as self
	Chief White Cloud as self
	Black Ace as self
	Reverend Louis Overstreet as self
	Sweet Emma Barrett as self
	Barbara Dane as self
	Blind James Campbell as self
	Whistlin’ Alex Moore as self
	Lewis Family as self
	Willie Thomas as self
	Shorty LeBlanc as self
	Ed Lee Natay as self
	Hodges Brothers as self
	Eddie Schaible as self
	J. E. Mainer as self
	Willis Brothers as self

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