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Louie Bluie - LOUIE BLUIE, Terry Zwigoff's Critically Acclaimed 1985 Documentary on DVD Director Terry Zwigoff tells us that if he had been aware of how few independent documentaries ever find an audience, he would never have tried to make Louie Bluie, his delightful hour-long film about an enormously talented and entertaining blues musician.
Nov 13, 1985 · Last of a Kind LOUIS BLUIE, produced and directed by Terry Zwigoff; cinematography by John Knoop and Chris Li; edited by Victoria Lewis; music by various composers; released by Corinth Films. At ...
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Louie Bluie. Crumb director Terry Zwigoff's first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining subject, and ...
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Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but ...
String band leader Howard Armstrong (Louie Bluie) is the joyful, emotive, strutting subject of this tribute by fellow musician and cellist Terry Zwigoff. Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest, Louie's unique Afro-American string band shares the stage with Cab Calloway and with Les Blank and Alan Governar in an entertaining number about the ups and ...
Genres. Country blues. Instrument (s) Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals. Years active. 1920s–1990s. Howard " Louie Bluie " Armstrong (March 4, 1909 – July 30, 2003) was an American string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and sang. He was also a notable visual artist and raconteur.
