Can't you hear the wind howl? The Life and Music of Robert Johnson - Robert Johnson Centennoal Special Edition
Most of the time a documentary does not live up to its great reviews and being a Robert Johnson fan since the 1960's, it was with caution that I recently purchased CAN'T YOU HEAR THE WIND HOWL? THE LIFE & MUSIC OF ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL SPECIAL EDITION, and I was extremely happy to find out it does! With just two photographs of Robert Johnson to work with, director Peter Meyer weaves Johnson's story with interviews, vintage film footage and black and white re-creations, which I usually don't like, but I'm happy to say, they work in this film. The re-creations ring with authenticity and Keb' Mo' makes us believe we're actually watching Robert Johnson. This CENTENNIAL SPECIAL EDITION includes Special Feature interview outtakes with the two bluesmen that played with Johnson -- the late great Johnny Shines and the recently deceased Honeyboy Edwards. These interviews were done in 1990 and Shines' interview, in particular, is an important and revealing portrait of a bluesman on the...
Journey into Robert Johnson's Soul
Having been familiar with the original DVD that came out in 1997, I found this 2011 CENTENNIAL SPECIAL EDITION re-edit with Johnny Shines and Honeyboy Edwards interview outtakes to be an even more valuable piece of musical history. I'm glad to see this has been released again since I have been recommending it to friends for years and the only ones they could find were older copies with exorbitant prices. This is still the best Robert Johnson documentary to ever be produced. Highly recommended!
Nick Cameron
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