Give My Poor Heart Ease

Overview

In his warm snapshot of the Mississippi Delta, folklorist and filmmaker William Ferris sits down with music legend B.B. King and other denizens of the deep south to talk about the blues. Interviewing local musicians ranging from inmates at Parchman Prison to a virtuoso guitar-playing barber, Ferris finds the genre cannot be pinned down to a single definition or origin. The blues permeates the territory as an infectious feeling, heard in musical notes thrummed from impromptu instruments like broomsticks and axes, in addition to guitars.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1975

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

B.B. King

Director

Bill Ferris

Writer

Bill Ferris

Cinematography

Dale Lindquist

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0322418