The Search for Robert Johnson, DVD

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Interactive menus; Dolby stereo; Instant chapter access; Robert Johnson discography; Robert Johnson tributes

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Side #1
0. Chapters
1. Program Start [2:29]
2. Legends And Myths [3:21]
3. Growing Up In The Delta [4:04]
4. Musical Influences [2:00]
5. Leaving Home [1:41]
6. Girlfriends [4:09]
7. Running With RJ [5:04]
8. RJ's Aliases [1:19]
9. Settling Down & Marriage [3:18]
10. RJ & The Devil [5:32]
11. Helena, Arkansas [3:27]
12. Alcohol [3:00]
13. Back Home [:36]
14. RJ's Son [2:57]
15. Jackson, Miss. & H.C. Spears [2:24]
16. San Antionio [3:47]
17. Dallas [1:29]
18. The Death Of RJ [3:26]
19. Walkin' Blues-John Hammond Jr. & Honeyboy Edwards [2:27]
20. The Poisoning Of RJ [6:46]
21. Burial & Death Certificate [2:05]
22. RJ's Gravesites [6:16]
23. Credit Roll [:54]

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The Search for Robert Johnson explores for the first time the troubled life and mysterious death of this legendary bluesman. Drawing on the research of blues scholars Mack McCormick and Gayle Dean Wardlow, the film pieces together documentary footage, interviews, and music to tell the story of an elusive spirit who, according to folklore, sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads. Fellow bluesmen Jonny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards, and Eric Clapton share interviews, as does Johnson's girlfriend Willie Mae Powell. Classic tunes "Crossroads Blues," "Hellhound on My Trail," "Terraplane Blues," "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," and many more are included. Narrator John Hammond leads the search for answers by retracing the steps of the original researchers -- crisscrossing the Delta, introducing viewers to the man who may be Johnson's long-lost son, touring the sites of Johnson's only two recording sessions in 1936 and 1937, and finally investigating the circumstances of Johnson's murder on August 16, 1938.

~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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The Search for Robert Johnson explores for the first time the troubled life and mysterious death of this legendary bluesman. Drawing on the research of blues scholars Mack McCormick and Gayle Dean Wardlow, the film pieces together documentary footage, interviews, and music to tell the story of an elusive spirit who, according to folklore, sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads. Fellow bluesmen Jonny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards, and Eric Clapton share interviews, as does Johnson's girlfriend Willie Mae Powell. Classic tunes "Crossroads Blues," "Hellhound on My Trail," "Terraplane Blues," "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," and many more are included. Narrator John Hammond leads the search for answers by retracing the steps of the original researchers -- crisscrossing the Delta, introducing viewers to the man who may be Johnson's long-lost son, touring the sites of Johnson's only two recording sessions in 1936 and 1937, and finally investigating the circumstances of Johnson's murder on August 16, 1938.

~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide

UPC: 074644911398
Source: SONY
Region Code: 1
Sound: Dolby Digital, stereo
Language: English
Time: 1:12:00
Sales Rank: 14,809

Features:

Interactive menus; Dolby stereo; Instant chapter access; Robert Johnson discography; Robert Johnson tributes

Scene Index

Side #1
0. Chapters
1. Program Start [2:29]
2. Legends And Myths [3:21]
3. Growing Up In The Delta [4:04]
4. Musical Influences [2:00]
5. Leaving Home [1:41]
6. Girlfriends [4:09]
7. Running With RJ [5:04]
8. RJ's Aliases [1:19]
9. Settling Down & Marriage [3:18]
10. RJ & The Devil [5:32]
11. Helena, Arkansas [3:27]
12. Alcohol [3:00]
13. Back Home [:36]
14. RJ's Son [2:57]
15. Jackson, Miss. & H.C. Spears [2:24]
16. San Antionio [3:47]
17. Dallas [1:29]
18. The Death Of RJ [3:26]
19. Walkin' Blues-John Hammond Jr. & Honeyboy Edwards [2:27]
20. The Poisoning Of RJ [6:46]
21. Burial & Death Certificate [2:05]
22. RJ's Gravesites [6:16]
23. Credit Roll [:54]

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John Hammond		Actor