Whether tracing the legacies of Son House, Skip James, and B.B. Jam-packed with artist interviews and live performances, the 90-minute broadcasts are enhanced with hours of bonus concert footage and director's interviews. An all-star cast of directors, including Scorsese himself, Wim Wenders, Richard Pearce, Charles Burnett, Marc Levin, Mike Figgis, and Clint Eastwood, bridges all gaps between the country blues of Stovall's Plantation and its later manifestations within jazz, R&B, rock & roll, and hip-hop. Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues - A Musical Journey (Columbia) The PBS television series Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues embarks on a 7-DVD "musical journey" that begins on the Niger River, crosses over the Mississippi Delta, then winds its way from Memphis to Chicago to London and beyond.
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