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‘Stop Making Sense’ (1984)
What is it: Director Jonathan Demme captured David Byrne’s band Talking Heads over four nights at Hollywood's Pantages...
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If you’ve watched Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the brand new Netflix movie, you’ll know this: there is plenty to talk about:...
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Urban blues
Style: Mutated Delta Blues made for cabaret clubs, but born in the bayou
Heyday: 1920s and 30s
What is it: When African...
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Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
The songwriting, performing, venue-owning one-woman music industry
The subject of landmark new movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Netflix now,...
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Netflix on December 18, has won critical acclaim for its depiction of the formidable ‘Mother Of...
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SONG: Robert Johnson – Crossroad Blues (1937)
What it did: Popularised Johnson’s great creation myth – that his fame was the result...
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The late Chadwick Boseman, who died in August aged just 43, makes his final on-screen appearance this week (December 18) in...