Louie Bluie, a film by Terry Zwigoff / Criterion DVD

Description

“Louie Bluie” is the first film by Terry Zwigoff (“Ghost World”, “Bad Santa”, Crumb”…) which documents the musical and visual artistry of Howard Armstrong, long recognized as one of America’s musical treasures, whose career stretched back to the 1920s.

A legendary fiddler, mandolinist, storyteller & one-of-a-kind entertainer who performed everything from blues to swing, to hoedowns, rags & gospel with Spanish and Hawaiian numbers thrown in for good measure. Howard was considered a living exponent of the black string band tradition and this long-awaited re-issue celebrates a career that lives and breathes musical history.

Includes over 30 minutes of unused footage, in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer, plus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sragow.

Cover by R. Crumb.

TRT: 60 min. In color. Monaural. NTSC, Region 1.