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“Legends of Country Blues
Guitar” - Vestapol 13003 -
Rounder Records Distributor This
video has 2 of John’s live performances on the 1960’s Pete Seeger
Folk Music television show. John plays Spike Driver Blues and You’re
going to walk that Lonesome Valley. This
video also features Son House, Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy,
Mance Lipscomb, Henry Townsend, Brownie McGhee, and Josh White. PBS Special Martin Scorsese
Presents The Blues “Warming by the
Devil’s Fire” – a film by Charles Burnett ISBN
07389-0377-9 http://www.pbs.org/theblues/aboutfilms/burnett.html#null 30 second
segment of John playing “Candy Man”. Also at the end of the film, during
the ending credits, there’s another brief segment of John talking about
how he loved music all his life. Film “Walk the Line”
– The Johnny Cash Story
http://www.walkthelinethemovie.com/ Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese
Witherspoon There is
a scene in this movie where “Johnny, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and other
early rockabilly musicians” are playing John’s song
Candyman. The movie also properly
credits John as the author in the film credits. Click here
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