THE BLUES PROJECT
images and notes by Wim Wenders from the location
scout in Mississippi and Chicago.
MISSISSIPPI
The BLUE FRONT CAFE is a juke
joint in Bentonia, a tiny little town between Jackson and Yazoo
City. Skip James was born and raised on a nearby plantation.
We were looking here for traces of his life and for people who
would remember him.
One of those share-cropper's shot-gun shacks,
of which we need several for our film. Maybe this was the one.
MAXWELL
SREET, CHICAGO
In Chicago, we also witnessed the sad and brutal
destruction of Maxwell Street, a great place that played a formidable
part in the history of the Blues.
Chicago was the second leg of our location survey.
Some of the places we were looking for, were about to disappear.
Like the King Edward hotel, where many blues musicians stayed
and some early recordings happened.
MAXWELL
STREET TEARDOWN BLUES by JIMMIE LEE ROBINSON
WIM
SHOOTING AT MAXWELL STREET plus ARTICLE ON WIM AT MAXWELL STREET
