Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland's Music Legacy, is a 2017 United States documentary film directed by Cheryl Fabio and co-produced by director herself with KTOP and Sarah Webster Fabio Center for Social Justice.[1][2] The film revolves around the musician West Oakland and the Oakland Blues where described how postwar development impacted African Americans and their musical heritage.[3]
| Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland's Music Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Cheryl Fabio |
| Written by | T. Watts |
| Produced by | Cheryl Fabio |
| Cinematography | Godofredo Dizon |
| Edited by | Meadow Holmes |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[4] The film premiered at the Grand Lake Theatre on 27 September 2017.[5]
Cast
edit- Alabama Mike
- Betty Marvin
- Dalhart Johnson
- D'Wayne P. Wiggins
- Electra Kimble Price
- The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol
- Freddie W. Hughes
- Fantastic Negrito
- Geoffrey Pete
- Hartfield Brothers
- Chauncey Crosby
- David C Hartfield, Sr.
- Robert Hartfield
- Isabel Wilkerson
- James A. Levi
- James C. Moore, Sr.
- Jesse James
- John Turk
- Lady Bianca
- Larry Payton
- Larry Vann
- Lee Hildebrand
- Leon “Denianke” Williams
- Lenny Williams
- Marvin Holmes
- Nicholas Harper
- Paul Tillman Smith
- Rickey Vincent
- Robert Geddins, Jr.
- Robert O. Self
- Ronald A. Wells
- Ronnie K. Stewart
- Sonny Rhodes
- Sugar Pie DeSanto
- “Terrible Tom” Bowden, Jr.
- Wylie Trass
References
edit- ^ "Evolutionary Blues". Evolutionary Blues official website. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Complete cast" (PDF). Finding Samuel Lowe official website. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland's Music Legacy". Oakland Library. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Evolutionary Blues…West Oakland's Musical Legacy". Blues Blast Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "'Evolutionary Blues' Resurrects West Oakland's Musical Legacy". KQED. Retrieved 22 October 2020.