[Dixielandjazz] Blues Episode 5

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Again I forgot to change the address to send this to DJML.  Here is a copy.

--BR


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <ringwald at calweb.com>
To: "Brian Towers" <briantowers at msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Blues Episode 5


> Brian wrote:
>
> > I have just watched and enjoyed the PBS "Blues" episode directed by
> Charles Burnett.  I cannot complain about this one - along with many fine
> folk blues players I had not heard, we saw flashes of Bessie Smith, Ma
> Rainey, even heard a tiny bit of Charlie Green's trombone; Ida Cox;
Victoria
> Spivey; Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others - quite a feast.  Louis
> Armstrong was even mentioned.  It seems the episodes are handled quite
> differently by the various directors - some much better than others.  I
> would give this a nine (on a scale of ten)
>
>
>
> Bob Ringwald asks:
>
> Brian, how did you see an episode that hasn't aired yet?
>
> Bob
> mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
> Placerville, CA  USA
>
>