Chicago Blues (Part 1)

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Irit Film

Complete Record: Traces the evolution of blues music from its origins in the rural South to the contemporary electric sound shaped in the ghettos of Chicago. Shows examples of the harsh experiences of Blacks in America and the liberation they found through music by showing archival footage, interviews, and performances of such people as Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Floyd Jones, J.B. Hutto, Dick Gregory, and many others. Footage of Chicago, slums, African-Americans in bars, hanging out, driving cars, kids playing on street, abandoned buildings, greyhound bus terminal, and more.