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58544 Old or new, mainstream or underground, music is in our veins. Always has been, always will be. Whether it THE YEAR OF was a VW Bug on its way to or a VW Bus ABOUT THE road-tripping to one of the very first festivals. So (YOTB) here's to that spirit of nostalgia, and the soul of the Columbia/Legacy and Universal Music Enterprises In 1903, composer W.C. Handy first heard the blues, ignit- will release The Blues on DVD and VHS video. blues. We're proud to sponsor The Blues. Stay tuned. ABOUT THE MUSIC ing an expansion of its influence that now reaches world- wide, both on its own and through its reverberations in the • The seven films will be released individually, Music’s Columbia/Legacy Recordings and Presents many genres of which it is a foundation, including , and also as a deluxe boxed set. Universal Music Enterprises are joining forces to , rock 'n' roll, soul and hip-hop. In cele- The Best Of The Blues • The DVDs will feature considerable special fea- release music from The Blues. There will be three bration of the hundredth anniversary of this encounter, • A single-CD compilation that offers an tures not included in the television versions, different configurations of music from the series, and in recognition of the ongoing impact of the blues upon overview of the project. including extended live performances, artist and in each case, repertoire is also included from music and cultural history, both in America and around interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. the vaults of other labels, providing the most com- • Features signature recordings by Robert the world, the Congress has proclaimed the Old or new, mainstream or underground, music is in our veins. MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS plete "best of" blues collections ever assembled: Johnson, , , B.B. year beginning January 1, 2003 to be the "Year of the King, , and Blues." To mark this important occasion, Experience Always has been, always will be. Whether it was a VW Bug on its Martin Scorsese Presents , among others. Music Project (EMP), the Blues Foundation, Blues Inc. and Eric Clapton way to Woodstock or a VW Bus road-tripping to one of the very first The Blues–A Musical Journey • Collection available from Universal Music Vulcan Productions, along with other partners involved in , have designed a year-long series of blues festivals. So here's to that spirit of nostalgia, and the soul • Four-CD deluxe boxed set–includes a compre- Enterprises. interrelated events, multimedia projects, and education hensive collection of the music from the seven ABOUT THE BOOK initiatives – to raise awareness of the blues and its ABOUT THE of the blues. We're proud to sponsor The Blues. Stay tuned. films airing on PBS. uniquely American heritage: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is RADIO SERIES The Blues–Individual Artist Collections publishing a distinctive appreciation of the blues. • A definitive overview of blues, from its earliest The thirteen-part public radio series, airing on These single-CD collections will feature the • Congressional Proclamation of YOTB. This hardcover volume is both a complement to the recordings over 80 years ago, to contemporary Public Radio International and Produced by most popular and influential music of key W.C. Handy series and a stand-alone for the general reader – artists and new recordings made specifically • Launch of YOTB web site, a first-stop portal for all Experience Music Project (EMP) and Ben Manilla blues artists. Specific titles will be announced part history, part celebration – that includes a for The Blues. information on YOTB events, partners and sponsors. "The blues is at once American and Productions, chronicles the history of the blues shortly. sweeping historical essay by Robert Santelli, illumi- • Nearly 100 —among the best and most • "Sweet Home " Blues Traveling Museum worldly. It's a form of storytelling that nating archival materials from ; cap- from field holler to platinum seller. important blues recordings ever made—from Exhibit, Produced by Experience Music Project. is so universal that it has inspired tivating interviews with the series' directors by W.C. Handy and Bessie Smith, to people beyond our borders and contin- Combining interviews and music from the origina- • Develop partnerships with venues, festivals Christopher Farley; and numerous original "person- and ; and from B. B. King and ues to influence music here and tors - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Robert and publications to promote the YOTB and specific al essays" from literary and music luminaries like John Lee Hooker, to Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ abroad. We're hopeful that the series Johnson with modern-era superstars such as B.B. Robert Johnson blues activities and artists. Elmore Leonard, Studs Terkel, , Hilton Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Eric Clapton and Stevie and YEAR OF THE BLUES will introduce Als, Luc Sante, and many others. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eric Clapton - this Ray Vaughan. new audiences worldwide to this music comprehensive series is a sound-rich portrait of the and also inspire kids, whether they like taproot of American music. • Will feature essays by the most respected rock or hip-hop, to better understand blues writers in the world. the struggles and genius that gave birth The radio series will also feature performances • Collection available from Universal Music to what they listen to today." from artists such as Keb Mo', , and Enterprises. --Martin Scorsese, Executive Producer, The Blues Shemekia Copeland. Howlin’ Wolf and Band V

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MARTIN Godfathers and Sons 5. Dark Was The Night– 11. Have You Heard 5:52 - Director (Slam, Whiteboys, Cold Was The Ground 3:20 (J. Mayall) SCORSESE Babylon) travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend (W. Johnson) 's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (of Public Enemy) and Blind Willie Johnson Recorded London, April 1966; originally on "Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" PRESENTS (son of and heir to the Chess Recorded , December 3, 1927; originally Columbia 14303-D (London PS 492) Records legacy) to explore the heyday of Chicago The blues is a powerfully influential Available on CD: "The Complete Recordings of Blind Willie Available on CD: "Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton" (Deram Blues as they unite to produce an that 422 882 967-2) music–an expression of the African- EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS Johnson" ABOUT THE FILMS seeks to bring veteran blues players together with (Columbia/Legacy C2K 52835) American experience that stirs uni- contemporary hip-hop . Along with never- 12. 4:01 versal emotions. The nation's most before-seen archival footage of Howlin' Wolf, 6. 2:47 (R. Darnell/R. Hawkins) Under the guiding hand of Executive Producer explore how this music has so deeply influenced - Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, prominent artists have credited the The Blues includes: Muddy Waters and the Blues SAMPLER CD (J. Brenston) B.B. King Martin Scorsese, The Blues is a series of seven, people the world over. Simply put, it is the journey Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical Recorded City, June 24/25, 1969; originally Band, are original performances by , blues with influencing their music. In • Seven films for television broadcast, executive ninety-minute impressionistic and iconoclastic from Robert Johnson's stark lament "Love in Vain," odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays 1. Blues 5:02 Recorded Memphis, , 1951; originally Chess single BluesWay single 61032 this musical journey, we are able not films–each director exploring the music through his to John Coltrane's transcendental anthem, "A Love , , and . (S. House) 1458 Available on CD: "Greatest Hits" (MCAD-11746) produced by Martin Scorsese and presented by tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of Son House only to trace the actual journey of own personal vision. The series aims to capture the Supreme." Driven by the beat of performances by blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features origi- WGBH Boston to PBS. Red, White and Blues Recorded New York, April 12-14, 1965; originally on 7. (I'm Your) 2:49 13. Vietnam Blues 4:32 essence of the blues–its emotional resonance–and famous players from every kind of music the blues nal performances by B.B. King, , Rosco Columbia CS 9217 the music from Africa, across - Director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, (W. Dixon) (J.B. Lenoir) • A congressional designation of 2003 as YEAR OF has inspired–country, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage Available on CD: "Son House--Father of the : America, and to Europe, but also to Timecode) joins musicians such as , Muddy Waters Recorded , May 15, 2002 THE BLUES, with related activities, including a soul and hip-hop–this seven-part series takes us on of Howlin' Wolf and . The Complete 1965 Sessions" (Columbia/Legacy C2K Recorded Chicago, January 7, 1954; originally Chess single follow the effects of the blues on all a journey as soulful and ebullient as the music itself. Eric Clapton, Jeff and Tom Jones performing 48867) 1560 First issue touring music exhibit from Experience Music and talking about the music of the early 60's popular music. It can be argued that In addition to Scorsese, Paul G. Allen and Jody The Soul of a Man Available on CD: "His Best, 1947 to 1955" (MCA-Chess CHD- British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound 2. Love In Vain 2:16 9370) 14. 5:18 no other type of music has had a Project and a Web site at www.yearoftheblues.org. Patton of Vulcan Productions and Ulrich Felsberg of - Director (Paris, Texas; Wings of (R.L. Johnson) Road Movies serve as executive producers. to America. (M. London/E. McDaniels/M. Morganfield) more lasting influence on today's • A companion book from Amistad/HarperCollins. Desire; Buena Vista Social Club) explores the lives Robert Johnson 8. 2:43 Recorded New York City, April 28, 2002 Son House Recorded Dallas, June 20, 1937; originally Vocalion artists than the blues. • CDs from 's Columbia/Legacy of his favorite blues artists – , Blind (W. Dixon) Chuck D. and The Electric MudKats The series begins with the journey from Africa to Willie Johnson and J.B. Lenoir – in a film that is part The Blues airs nationally on 04630 Howlin' Wolf aka The Band From Mali to Available on CD: "Robert Johnson--The Complete division and Universal Music Enterprises. the - where the music grew from history and part personal pilgrimage. The film fea- Recorded Chicago, June, 1960; originally Chess single 1762 First issue - Director Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, The Last PBS in the fall of 2003 Recordings" As so aptly said, "The field hollers, work songs and church choirs - travels tures covers of these great artists' songs by con- Available on CD: "His Best" (MCA-Chess CHD-9375) • DVDs and VHS videos, also from Waltz, Raging Bull, Gangs of New York) winds his (Columbia/Legacy C2K 64916) blues are ; everything else up the Mississippi to the juke joints, house parties temporary musicians, including Bonnie Raitt, Columbia/Legacy and Universal Music way from the banks of the Niger River in Mali to the 9. Stormy Monday Blues 4:07 is the fruits." and recording studios of Memphis and Chicago, Lucinda Williams, , Eagle Eye Cherry, Nick 3. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 3:11 cotton fields and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta (E. Hines/B. Eckstine/B. Crowder) Enterprises. and culminates with the emotional embrace of this Cave, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cassandra (P. DeRose, H. Richmond/J. Trent) to trace the origins of the blues in a lyrical combina- Bobby Blue Bland The Blues will celebrate and • Thirteen-part radio series on Public Radio African-American creation by musicians and people Wilson, Los Lobos and others. Bessie Smith And Her Band Recorded Nashville, September 27, 1961; originally Duke throughout the world. tion of original performances (including Ali Farka Recorded New York, March 2, 1927; originally Columbia single 355 increase appreciation of blues International (PRI). 14197-D Touré, Salif Keita, Habib Koité, Taj Mahal, Corey Blues Available on CD: "The Anthology" (MCA 088 112 596-2) music; capture the essence and cul- Harris, Othar Turner) and rare archival footage. Available on CD: "Bessie Smith: The Complete • Extensive project Web site at .org/theblues. Airing nationally on PBS in the fall of 2003, The - Director – and piano player – Clint Eastwood (The Recordings-Volume 5: The Final Chapter" 10. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness 4:12 tural impact of this genre through Blues anchors a multi-media initiative that cele- Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven, Mystic River) (Columbia/Legacy C2K 57546) • Educational outreach program. Warming by the Devil's Fire (P. Grainger/E. Robbins) stories of artists and their music; brates the power and influence of the genre and explores his life-long passion for the piano blues, • Live benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall and - Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My 4. St. Louis Blues 3:06 and inspire audiences to explore educates the public on its profound impact on all using a treasure of rare historical acts as well as Recorded live, New York City, August 30, 1966; originally on Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a (W.C. Handy) of the show. forms of contemporary music. The Blues is the cor- interviews and performances by such living legends "The Blues Is Where It's At" (ABC-BluesWay LP 6003) their own personal ties to the blues. tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Handy's Band nerstone of a national campaign to celebrate the as , Fats Domino, and Dr. • Theatrical film releases in select cities around Mississippi in 1955, and intergenerational tensions Recorded January 19, 1922; originally Banner 1036 blues, kicking off with a congressional proclamation John. Available on CD: "The Best of W.C. Handy" the world. declaring 2003 YEAR OF THE BLUES. between the heavenly strains of gospel and the dev- (Columbia/Legacy CK 65708) Bessie Smith B.B. King ilish moans of the blues. Bobby Blue Bland Muddy Waters 1 2 3 4 5 6

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LIVE ART ON DISK CSK 58544 CSK 58544 "The blues are the roots; everything else is the fruits."- Willie Dixon

1. Death Letter Blues Son House 5:02 2. Love In Vain www.legacyrecordings.com www.hip-o.com/blues MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS Robert Johnson 2:16 3. Muddy Water (A Mississippi www.pbs.org/theblues Moan) Bessie Smith And Her Band 3:11 4. St. Louis www.yearoftheblues.org Blues Handy's Memphis Blues Band 3:06 5. Dark Was 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Compilation 2003 Sony Music The Night–Cold Was The Ground Blind Willie Johnson Entertainment Inc./The , a Division of UMG / Manufactured 3:20 6. Rocket 88 Jackie Brenston 2:47 7. (I'm Your) by / 550 Madison Hoochie Coochie Man Muddy Waters 2:49 8. Spoonful Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211 / “Columbia,” M, “Legacy” and l Reg. Howlin' Wolf 2:43 9. Stormy Monday Blues Bobby U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada. / WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Blue Bland 4:07 10. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness Otis Unauthorized duplication is a violation of Spann 4:12 11. Have You Heard John Mayall's applicable laws. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton 5:52 12. The Thrill Is V Gone B.B. King 4:01 13. Vietnam Blues Cassandra Wilson 4:32 14. Mannish Boy Chuck D. and The THE BLUES THE BLUES Electric MudKats aka The Electric Mud Band 5:18 SAMPLER SAMPLER

MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS Co-Producer: A Vulcan / Road Richard Hutton Movies Production Producer: Margaret Bodde In Association Series Producer: with Cappa Alex Gibney Executive Producer: Productions & Ulrich Felsberg Jigsaw Productions Executive Producers: Paul G. Allen & Jody Patton The Blues, A Executive Producer: Musical Journey Martin Scorsese

Booklet cover, clockwise from top left: Eric Clapton, Chuck D., Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, W.C. Handy, Howlin’ Wolf

MCA Records Archives: Muddy Waters (cover), B.B. King (cover), Howlin’ Wolf (cover), p. 3, 5; Michael Ochs Archives: Bessie Smith (cover), W. C. Handy (cover), p. 4, 6, 8; Delta Haze Corporation: Robert Johnson (cover), back of booklet; Sylvia Pitcher: p. 2; Blues Inc./Gina Barge: Chuck D. (cover); Barry Wentzell/Star File: Eric Clapton (cover), p. 9; Chansley Entertainment: p. 10

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