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While some successful blues acts sell out arenas and tour around the world, many of the best blues artists remain relatively unknown. Playing in small clubs or even just in their own yards for local, in-the-know audiences, for them the blues is a way of life rather than just a popular musical trend. In this classic 1991 documentary, music scholar Robert Palmer (author of the eponymous book that inspired the film), filmmaker Robert Mugge, and musician Dave Stewart take an intimate look at these lesser-known yet phenomenal blues artists. The film showcases incredible music from talented players who have never been signed to major labels, but represent the very heart of the blues itself. DEEP BLUES is not just an incredible music documentary, but a "genuine document, deep and earthy; a peek into our national soul" (Los Angeles Times).
Original Release
04/01/1992
US Release
04/01/1992
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Palmer | Himself / Self |
| David A. Stewart | Self |
| Abraham Schwab | Self - A. Schwab's Dry Goods Store |
| Booker T. Laury | |
| R.L. Burnside | Himself |
| Jessie Mae Hemphill | Self - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band |
| Abe Young | Self - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band |
| Napoleon Strickland | Self - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band |
| Junior Kimbrough | Self - guitar / Himself |
| Joe Ayers | Self - Junior Kimbrough's band |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Palmer | Himself / Self |
| David A. Stewart | Self |
| Abraham Schwab | Self - A. Schwab's Dry Goods Store |
| Booker T. Laury | |
| R.L. Burnside | Himself |
| Jessie Mae Hemphill | Self - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band |
| Abe Young | Self - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band |
| Napoleon Strickland | Self - Jessie Mae's Fife and Drum Band |
| Junior Kimbrough | Self - guitar / Himself |
| Joe Ayers | Self - Junior Kimbrough's band |
| Calvin Jackson | Self - Junior Kimbrough's band |
| Roosevelt Barnes | |
| Frank Self | Self - Greenville, TN mayor |
| Wade Walton | Self |
| Big Jack Johnson | Himself |
| Jack Owens | |
| Early Wright | Self - WROX DJ |
| Bud Spires | |
| Lonnie Pitchford |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David A. Stewart | Executive Producer |
| Eileen Gregory | Producer |
| Robert Maier | Producer |
| John Stewart | Producer |
