Sep 28, 2010 louie bluie is the nickname howard armstrong 19092003 a fiddle and mandolin player who recorded in the late 20s and 30s who is also known for his amazing artwork of various mediums. Subscribe to the master audio feed rss itunes, or subscribe to just the criterioncast episodes rss itunes. Ninetyone year old howard louie bluie armstrong has two great loves. The hourlong movie chronicled the life and art of howard louie bluie armstrong, one of the last surviving and performing musicians from the heyday of black string bandsthe 20s and 30s. Its mesmerizing one of the wildest, craziest musical numbers ive ever seen. Criterions dvd is very impressive, although apparently it wasnt worthy of. The chicago international film festival turns 21 in 1985, and as its birthday approaches, these are some memories from its long comingofage. Join our email list for the latest news from smithsonian folkways recordings click to. Mar 10, 2020 heres everything coming to the criterion channel this month. Their stories are captured in mahans engaging film. Acclaimed musician howard louie bluie armstrong is renowned for a lifetime of jazz, blues, folk and country music. Sweet old song plays like one of the ballads that flowed effortlessly from the funny and irrepressible armstrong, who passed away in 2003. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining subject, and zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but affectionate tribute. True lives sweet old song by leah mahan a presentation of.
Terry zwigoff crumb, bad santa, art school confidential said that as soon as he saw this musical number, jaan pehechaan ho, from the 1965 bollywood production gumnaam, he knew he had to have it for the opening of his film ghost world. A san francisco resident, zwigoff held numerous jobs, including musician, shipping clerk, printer, and welfare office worker, before he made his first foray into film in the 1980s with his documentary short louie bluie 1985. Louie bluie 1985 terry zwigoff had never handled a motionpicture camera before his first day of shooting this documentary about obscure blues musician howard louie bluie armstrong. This movie is introduced by director terry zwigoff crumb as a search for 1930s bluesman howard louie bluie armstrong and the style of music known as stringblues. A group of friends leave san francisco in 1983 to start their own marijuana enterprise out in the country. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and zwigoff honors him with an. Sweet old song by leah mahan howard louie bluie armstrong has. Simply put, louie bluie is one of the best usages of film ever. Filmmaker leah mahan talks about how to build new and original approaches to a topic or a person already covered in previous documentary work. The 50 best music documentaries and concert films ever. Delve deeper into american civil rights and the question. This recording features music from that movie with an. However, it rapidly evolves into more than the average documentary on music.
Louie bluie is the greatest documentary about old time music ever made. Its named in honor of howard louie bluie armstrong 19092003, the internationally acclaimed string band musician who grew up in lafollette in the 1920s and became one of the nations finest string band musicians, as well as. A lively portrait of 76yearold harold louie bluie armstrong. In 1985 he starred in louie bluie, a loosely constructed documentary movie about his life and music.
Rent louie bluie 1985 starring howard armstrong and ted bogan on dvd and bluray. Largely dormant and all but unknown to the outside world since its heyday in peru in the late. Film description acclaimed musician howard louie bluie armstrong is renowned for a lifetime of jazz, blues, folk and country music. Louie bluie film soundtrack smithsonian folkways recordings. Currently you are able to watch louie bluie streaming on kanopy. The soundtrack to louie bluie is a diverse mix of armstrongs repertoire, most of which spans country music, blues, folk, ragtime, and even german songs. Film and television looks at the growing research exploring these questions. Restored by the academy film archive and the film foundation, with funding provided by the george lucas family foundation rl 90 min american international pictures 35mm from the academy film archive, permission park circus preceded by. In povs first season on pbs in 1988, he was the subject of terry zwigoffs louie bluie, and he reappeared on the series in 2002 in leah mahans sweet old song. The documentary finds him still spry in his mid70s, and he lived another 18 years after the film was released. In the 1967 film festival, a young new york university graduate named martin scorsese premiered his first feature film, whos that knocking at my door. A tribute to the films of quentin tarantino soundtrack music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Likewise, louie bluie the film didnt get nearly the kind of attention or enthusiasm that crumb earned, but now that its out on this deluxe dvd, the world of armstrongs music can reach us all. Zwigoffs debut film, the documentary louie bluie 1985 tells the story of howard armstrong, a fiddle and mandolin virtuoso who ages ago recorded one of zwigoffs favorite records, state street rag.
Tags jazz mandolin folk guitar banjo howard armstrong film documentary blues terry zwigoff louie bluie. Stream while you canfilms are available for two weeks, until the next playlist. Terry zwigoff, a music lover who went on to produce and direct louie bluie, was an avid collector of old jazz and blues recordings. Howard louie bluie armstrong march 4, 1909 july 30, 2003 was an african american string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and also sang.
Colonna sonora originale del film blue marvin orchestra codice damore orientale colonna sonora originale del film. At the film s center are the two great loves of howards life. Rich the kid official video youtube blueface first class ft. Armstrong sits down with friends mainly guitarist ted bogan and tells wonderful stories about his youth filled with colorful phrasing and sharp wit. A group of friends leave san francisco in 1983 to start their own marijuana enterprise out in. Its not often that a single release gets to kickstart a fullon revival of a largely lost musical form, but such was the case with barbes records 2007 collection the roots of chicha. Bluey is an inexhaustible six yearold blue heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical. Acclaimed musician howard louie bluie armstrong 19092003 was renowned for a lifetime of jazz, blues, folk and country music. Bimbos initiation fleischer studios, 1931 16mm 7 min. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but. Subscribe to the master audio feed rss itunes, or subscribe to just the criterioncast episodes rss itunesabout the film. With natalie morales, joel david moore, brett gelman, will sasso. Guidebooks and lesson plans for our programs are available for download at our website.
The festivals variety of musical styles convey east tennessees rich musical tradition and honor the adventurous, pioneering spirit of festival namesake howard louie bluie armstrong 19092003, who spent his early youth in lafollette and became a world. Filmed at the 1985 friscofest, louies unique afroamerican string band shares the stage with cab calloway and with les blank and alan governar. Between the the terry zwigoff film louie bluie and the leah mahann documentary sweet old song i felt fairly certain most folks on the cafe would be familiar with this mans music and his real name. With the thousands of viewers, filmmakers and industry people visiting this site, it is time for everyone to have an opportunity to express their thoughts on documentary films. Howard louie bluie armstrong, who passed away on july 30, 2003 one year to the day after the p. The story of how they got to telluride is an amazing one, and it explains the existence of louie bluie, an equally amazing music documentary film that is opening today at the music box theater, 3733 n. Filmed at the 1985 friscofest, louie s unique afroamerican string band shares the stage with cab calloway and with les blank and alan governar. After the doctors she sees can give her no clear diagnosis, she comes to believe. This recording features music from that movie with an additional four tracks from the 1930s. Louie bluie by terry zwigoff howard armstrong, ted bogan. Heres whats coming to the criterion channel in march.
Rent louie bluie 1985 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Join our email list for the latest news from smithsonian folkways recordings. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from howard armstrong. The louie bluie music and arts festival is a project of the campbell culture coalition, a nonprofit arts agency. String band leader howard armstrong louie bluie is the joyful, emotive, strutting subject of this tribute by fellow musician and cellist terry zwigoff. Friday, march 23, 1934 originally issued on the 1934 single bluebird b5593 78 rpm. Criterions dvd is very impressive, although apparently it wasnt worthy of bluray consideration the film is only 60 minutes long. Louie bluie is the nickname howard armstrong 19092003 a fiddle and mandolin player who recorded in the late 20s and 30s who is also known for his amazing artwork of various mediums. At the films center are the two great loves of howards life.
Crumb director terry zwigoffs first film is a true treat. It is the only reference guide that discuss the latest scholarship on history in film and on television and evaluates specific films and programs for quality, accuracy, and ideological biases. Sweet old song by leah mahan howard louie bluie armstrong has been performing for most of his 91 years, ever since his father carved his first fiddle from a wooden. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and. Actrices et acteurs louie bluie 1985 louie bluie, casting du film. Mar 21, 2012 here for the first time ever are the true lyrics to the kingsmens version of the song louie louie transcribed by me. It is also possible to buy louie bluie on apple itunes, amazon video as download or rent it.
About the obscure countryblues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist howard louie bluie armstrong, member of the last known black string band in america. Howard louie bluie armstrong was a performer for most of his 94 years, ever since his father carved his first fiddle from a wooden crate. Listen to music from howard armstrong like wading through deep water. Howard armstrong was the subject of a documentary film by terry zwigoff entitled louie bluie that was featured in the pov series in 1988. In povs first season, he was the subject of terry zwigoffs louie bluie, and he is the first person to reappear in the series. Zwigoff shot the film partially in armstrongs detroit housing project, recruiting musicians ted. At an hour long, louie bluie is packed with information, half about fiddle and mandolin master howard armstrong, and half about the history of oldtime traveling bands, many of whom were extended families on jugs or strings, as was armstrongs. Heres everything coming to the criterion channel this month.
Delve deeper into american civil rights and the question of race. Heres whats coming to the criterion channel in march 2020. Vous pouvez regarder le film after louie en streaming dans le cable tv ou cinema au montreal canada et france avec son original en anglais. Louie bluie director terry zwigoff called armstrong a largerthanlife character, one of the funniest and smartest guys i ever met. It is amazing that these musicians were captured on film and preserved at all but with. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly. True lives sweet old song by leah mahan a presentation.
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