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But then we uncovered another, deeper level, the history behind rock and rhythm & blues, the music behind our music. It became our music, a very important way of defining ourselves and separating from our parents.

Rock ‘n’ roll seemed to just come to us, on the radio and in the record stores. Many people I know had the same shock of recognition. And I could feel that the spirit behind the music, behind that voice and that guitar, cane from somewhere much, much farther back in time. All of a sudden, in an instant, I could head where it had all cone from. Like most people of my generation, I grew up listening to rock ‘n’ roll. I’ll never forget the first time I heard Lead Belly singing ‘C.C. You can find the rest of Martin’s thoughts on the blues in the 58 page book that accompanies the set, as well as a detailed paragraph on every one of the 115 songs on the album and a descriptive essay on the history of the blues, from W.C. Here’s an excerpt from Martin Scorsese himself.

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Finally, the last CD comes full circle to the contemporary blues and blues-rock. The forties and fifties “era” on the discs show the broad span of blues from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans, and as rock forms from blues and begins to take it’s place in the fifties in 60s, there are interspersed tracks from Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jackie Brenston. Truly, listening from disc one and continuing on provides a rich musical journey. The music box set’s first CD begins with a variety of the earliest recorded blues music and each track progresses with the time period. Each episode focused on a different part of the blues, each directed by guest directors such as Clint Eastwood, Marc Levin and Richard Pearce. If that weren’t enough, he spearheaded seven ninety-minute episodes that aired on PBS in the fall of 2003. In 2003, Martin set about assembling one of the most comprehensive, broad spanning blues music box sets ever created.

In fact, in many of his movies, background music can be heard from Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Elmore James, The Stones, Willie Dixon, and more. Excerpts from literary masters James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and William FaulknerTracing the art form's path from juke joints, house parties, and recording studios to musicians such as Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues proves, in the words of Willie Dixon, "The blues are the roots every-thing else is the fruits.A lot of people don’t know that Martin Scorsese, the brilliant mind behind the movies Goodfellas, The Departed, Taxi Driver, Casino, etc., is a serious blues fan.

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Personal essays by the series directors Martin Scorsese, Charles Burnett, Richard Pearce, Wim Wenders, Marc Levin, Mike Figgis, and Clint Eastwood.

Illuminating and in-depth conversations and portraits of musicians, ranging from Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith to John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton.

Evocative color illustrations and rare vintage photography.

Timeless archival pieces by writers such as Stanley Booth, Paul Oliver, and Mack McCormick.

Essays by David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Suzan-Lori Parks, Elmore Leonard, Luc Sante, John Edgar Wideman, and many others.

A companion to the groundbreaking PBS documentary series, this volume is a unique and timeless celebration of the blues, from writers and artists as esteemed and revered as the music that moved them.