T-Bone Burnett
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One of the greatest and most respected blues guitarists presents a mixture of old blues covers from his early influences, which is meant to sound similar to his recordings from the 1950s.
"Teaming with Burnett was a stroke of genius."--Crawdaddy.
" ... Mr. Kings blues are undiminished and authentic."--New York Times.
" ... the old dog still has plenty of bite left."--Billboard.
"This isn't just B.B. King's best album in years, it's one of the...
2) Crazy heart
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The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
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Resulting from a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio. Costello was joined by a group of musicians and recording artists for his album that includes ten previously unrecorded songs along with a revisit of two songs from his catalog in string band style, Hidden Shame and Boom Chicka Boom.
"Secret tesitifes to the merits of aging gracefully."--Spin.
"**** Out of five."--Rolling Stone.
"**** Out of four."--USA Today.
"Costello sounds...
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Traces Johnny Cash's childhood, including his distant father to his early attempts at a music career. At this point in his life he marries his girlfriend Vivian. During a tour with singer/musicians Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, he encounters singer June Carter, and his love for her, and her rejection of him through the years, spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. June is both a sassy spitfire singer whose charm breaks hearts and eventually...
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50 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is trying to provide a better life for her two kids; Rosie,...
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Inman, a young Confederate soldier, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate Army. Ada (Kidman) has vowed to wait for...
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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. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads and struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles- some of them of his own making. Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers, Llewyn's misadventures take him from the baskethouses of Greenwich Village to an empty Chicago club- on an odyssey to audition for...
10) Raising sand
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Two of the most distinctive vocalists in modern music have finally put the finishing touches on their new collaborative album, which has a whole new sound due to their entirely different traditions.