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It is the spring of 1948. In the still cool evenings of Pittsburgh's Hill district, familiar sounds fill the air. A rooster crows. Screen doors slam. The laughter of friends gathered for a backyard card game rises just above the wail of a mother who has lost her son. And there's the sound of the blues, played and sung by young men and women with little more than a guitar in their hands and a dream in their hearts. August Wilson's Seven Guitars is...
2) Crossroads
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young classically trained guitarist learns the blues from an old bluesman who supposedly got his talent to play the blues from the devil.
3) Painted lady
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English
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After a failed suicide attempt Maggie has lived with Sir Charles Stafford for ten years. But after he is murdered and a valuable painting is stolen she sets out to track down the painting and the murderer.
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English
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After Jake Blues is release from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church is no longer supporting the institution and will sell the place to the education authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within the next 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their 'mission from God.'
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