Blues like Showers of Rain

Overview

This film by John Jeremy grew from photographs and field recordings made by Paul Oliver on a journey through the South in 1960. Oliver, a British architectural historian who devoted years to researching African American blues, memorialized the journey also in his 1963 book Conversation with the Blues. The film includes the voices and music of Blind James Brewer, James “Butch” Cage, Gus Cannon, Walter Davis, Blind Arvella Gray, Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins, James “Stump” Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, J. B. Lenoir, Charles Love, “Little Brother” Montgomery, James Oden, Edwin Buster Pickens, Sam Price, Robert Curtis Smith, Otis Span, Willie Thomas, Henry Townsend, Wade Walton, and others unidentified.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1970

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Silverscreen Productions

Cast

Lightnin' Hopkins,Lonnie Johnson,J.B. Lenoir

Director

John Jeremy

Producer

John Jeremy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0421759