Survivors, the Blues Today
Cast & Crew
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Cork Marcheschi
Director
Archie Shepp
Ben Sidran
Corky Siegel
Baby Doo Caston
Valerie Wellington
Film Details
Also Known As
Survivors, the Blues Today
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
1984
Distribution Company
Blue Dolphin Film Distributors; Fox Lorber Home Video
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Synopsis
Cast
Archie Shepp
Ben Sidran
Corky Siegel
Baby Doo Caston
Valerie Wellington
Lady Bianca
Mark Naftalin Band
John Lee Hooker
Nick Gravenites
Narration
Scott Snyder
Performer
Crew
David Benson
Drummer (Minnesota Barking Ducks)
Elizabeth Biron
Production Assistant
John Black
Other
Dave Blossom
Sound Engineer Supervisor
Darrell Brand
Camera Operator
Merlin Brunkow
Soprano Saxophonist (Willie Murphy & The Bees)
Stephen Bruton
Music
Baby Doo Caston
Other
Mona Christenser
Makeup
John Cipollina
Guitarist (Gravenites-Cipollina Band)
Peter Cottrell
Song Performer
Peter Cottrell
Other
Peter Cottrell
Song
Roald Dahl
Other
Kathleen Dargis
Production Assistant
Tom Debiaso
Editor
Norman Decarlo
Other
Bob Deflores
Consultant
Joe Demco
Bassist (Willie Murphy & The Bees)
Calvin Dixon
Drummer (Mark Naftalin Band)
Willie Dixon
Songs ("Small Walk-In Box" "Down In The Bottom" "Pie In The Sky" "200 Pounds Of Joy")
Scott Dodds
Other
Steve Dubois
Sound Rerecording (Live)
Kurt Duerksen
Production Assistant
Bill Ehmke
Production Assistant
Greg Elmore
Drummer (Gravenites-Cipollina Band)
Dan Fetler
Camera Operator
John Flomer
Production Assistant
Patrick Flynn
Other
Patrick Flynn
Other
Jeff Garetz
Other
Brian Garrity
Production Assistant
Jim Gleason
Production Assistant
Nick Gravenites
Guitarist
Nick Gravenites
Songs ("Party" "Love Me Or I'Ll Kill You" "You Can'T Hurt Me No More")
Nick Gravenites
Song Performer
Doug Henders
Other
John Lee Hooker
Song
John Lee Hooker
Guitarist
John Lee Hooker
Song Performer ("Little Girl")
Chikezie Jack
Production Assistant
Maurice Jacox
Baritone Saxophonist (Willie Murphy & The Bees)
Nancy Jensen-young
Production Assistant
Bart Johnson
Other
Doug Killmer
Bassist (Gravenites-Cipollina Band)
William Klotz
Production Assistant
Dan Kuppe
Other
Richard Laird
Titles
Kathleen Laughlin
Camera Operator
Kathleen Laughlin
Editor
Ray Lindsey
Other
Cork Marcheschi
Other
Cork Marcheschi
Producer
Donna Marcheschi
Associate Producer
Paul Mccormick
Guitarist (Minnesota Barking Ducks)
Howard Merriweather
Drummer (Willie Murphy & The Bees)
Todd Meyer
Production Assistant
Jahna Moen
Production Assistant
Geoff Muldaur
Song Performer ("C C Rider")
Geoff Muldaur
Guitarist
Willie Murphy
Guitarist
Willie Murphy
Song Performer (Willie Murphy & The Bees)
Bobby Murray
Guitarist (Mark Naftalin Band)
Mark Naftalin
Other
Henry Oden
Bassist (Mark Naftalin Band)
James Oden
Song ("Goin' Down Slow")
Edward D Orenstein
Executive Producer
Eric Pauley
Production Assistant
Nicola Pecorini
Steadicam Operator
Ed Pincus
Documentary Photography
Billie Rich
Bassist ("C C Rider")
Donald Robinson
Drummer (Willie Murphy & The Bees)
William Robinson Jr.
Songs ("The Way You Do The Things You Do" "You Really Got A Hold On Me")
Don Row
Song ("House Of Blue Lights")
Karl Schmelker
Bassist (Minnesota Barking Ducks)
Carolyn Schwartz
Other
Tom Scott
Sound Rerecording
Rich Shelton
Production Assistant
Archie Shepp
Tenor Saxophonist ("House Of Blue Lights")
Ben Sidran
Other
Ben Sidran
Song Performer
Corky Siegel
Song
Corky Siegel
Other
Corky Siegel
Song Performer
Freddie Slak
Song ("House Of Blue Lights")
Bradford Taylor Smith
Sound Recording (Documentary)
Paul Stark
Other
Jerry Steckling
Other
Lee Tedrow
Slide Guitarist (Minnesota Barking Ducks)
Arie Vengner
Production Assistant
Sherri Virsen
Production Manager
Alan Wallner
Production Assistant
Valerie Wellington
Song
Valerie Wellington
Song Performer ("Independent Blues")
Roy Welter
Sound Rerecording (Live)
Glenn Wolff
Other
Cindy Yanagita
Other
Eric F Young
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Survivors, the Blues Today
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
1984
Distribution Company
Blue Dolphin Film Distributors; Fox Lorber Home Video
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1984
Began shooting March 1983.
Released in United States 1984
