Joan Baez
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English
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A two part documentary on the fascinating career of Bob Dylan in the early sixties. Scorsese's film chronicles the early years of Dylan, collecting clips of the singer-songwriter from 1961-66, as he went from being a rising star on the New York City folk scene to one of the country's greatest protest singers to, in the words of one irate concertgoer, a "Judas" for plugging in and going electric.
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English
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The tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1970 celebrates the work of legendary folk singer and songwriter, Woody Guthrie, and has never been seen before. The star-studded event was a fundraiser for the California Chapter of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease, now known as the Hereditary Disease Foundation, as Woody died of Huntington's disease in 1967.
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English
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In the '60s, Greenwich Village was the epicenter of the folk movement that redefined American music on a global scale. Legends of Folk: The Village Scene celebrates this influential period with classic performances by Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkle, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, and many others. The film also features documentary footage from the era and exclusive new interviews with Don McLean, Michelle Phillips, John Sebastian, and...
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English
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Revealed is how this groundbreaking comedy television program became a hot bed of controversy, igniting laughter and social consciousness across a nation. Tells the story of censorship struggles. On CBS from 1967 until it was cancelled in 1969, the beloved hosts pioneered a turning point in American television history.
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English
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The finely crafted handmade instruments and the world renowned artists who play them, demonstrating the perfect blend of form and function. By exploring how various instruments are perfected, and a unique journey through our country's past, detailing the contributions of jazz and Appalachian roots music to the American cultural landscape, as well as the intersection of the guitar and political activism, and how the legacy of West African instruments...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1062
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English
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"In 1975, in an America defined by both the self-mythologizing pomp of the upcoming bicenntenial and ongoing sociopolitical turmoil, Bob Dylan and a band of troubadours -- including luminaries such as Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell -- embarked on a now-legendary tour known as The Rolling Thunder Revue, a freewheeling variety show that was part traveling counterculture carnival, part spiritual pilgrimage. Director Martin Scorsese blends...
Series
Criterion collection volume 794
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English
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Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. He is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, some of them of his own making.