blues

Prominent jazz musicians of the 1940s get together for a rare filming…

A 1988 documentary about the life and work of Langston Hughes. Hughes…

Part 1 of trailer for “Lady Sings the Blues.” Close-up of Diana Ross…

Part 2 of trailer for “Lady Sings the Blues.” Shots of Diana Ross…

Very early recordings from the field to vinyl record. Blues musicians…

Footage of early African American music (roots of soul and blues) as…

Commercial for Levi’s 501 jeans; a blues guitar player sings a song…

A man is standing in the middle of a bar/nightclub wearing a suit and…

A man and woman are dancing happily in a nightclub. They are dancing…

A woman is laying on the floor in front of a door in a bedroom, she…

Bessie Smith stands at a bar in a bar singing a blues song. She is…

Bessie Smith is shown standing at a bar in a bar singing a sad blues…