Alabama Public Television Documentaries
Alabama Black Belt Blues
Special | 56m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of the great blues tradition that grew out of Alabama's Black Belt.
Alabama Black Belt Blues uses slave narratives, archival blues recordings and the recorded music of contemporary African American blues musicians to explore the role this music has played in the region from slavery onward. From cotton fields, to church pews, to prison spaces, to juke joints, the film follows the refrain of the region’s blues through the cultural landscapes of Alabama then and now.
Alabama Public Television Documentaries is a local public television program presented by APT
Alabama Public Television Documentaries
Alabama Black Belt Blues
Special | 56m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Alabama Black Belt Blues uses slave narratives, archival blues recordings and the recorded music of contemporary African American blues musicians to explore the role this music has played in the region from slavery onward. From cotton fields, to church pews, to prison spaces, to juke joints, the film follows the refrain of the region’s blues through the cultural landscapes of Alabama then and now.
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Alabama Public Television Documentaries is a local public television program presented by APT