Video URL


13177_12697_early_black_music
Subjects

1940s, 1930s
B&W

Footage of early African American music (roots of soul and blues) as the narrator explains it’s roots. A group of family and friends sits on the porch, clapping, dancing, singing, playing the washboard and guitar. Some wear overalls and dance on the dirt ground. Small children watch. A young woman snaps, sings, and dances.