The Mississippi River Of Song - Southern Fusion Pt. 1/5

In 1999, American non-commercial PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) aired a 4-part Smithsonian Institution series "for public television and radio that explores the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the twentieth century". The series was "The Mississippi River Of Song".
This is episode #3 called "Southern Fusion". Featured in this clip are Boundless Love Quartet and Sonny Burgess one of the original Sun Records rockabillies, plus Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity of the Memphis Community Music.

http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/project/summaries-tv3.html

The series is not available any longer, not even on VHS from their web site, so I decided to share it here, as it is a wonderful program. With rare interviews and performances from music legends such as Ann Pebbles, Rufus Thomas, Little Milton and The Memphis Horns.

More info about the artists in this project:
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/artists/e3-home.html

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