Blues America

Episode 2: Bright Lights, Big City

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Dec 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Mar 2018, 23:00 on BBC Four HD

How artists like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf rooted the blues in the city, where it contributed to musical desegregation by spawning rock 'n' roll. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:: Mark Cooper
Series Producer:: Mick Gold
Director:: Sam Bridger
Producer:: Sam Bridger
Camera Operator:: Sam Bridger

Blues America

Episode 1: Woke up This Morning

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Nov 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Mar 2018, 23:00 on BBC Four HD

Film looking at the early years of the blues shows how the likes of Bessie Smith and Charlie Patton used the latest media to bring their music to the public. Show more