Broadcast Tapes
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Coleman, Cinthea T., 1947-
label: Collection Creator
content: McCracklin, Jimmy, 1931-
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content: Kenner, Sonny
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content: Shorty, Guitar
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content: Stovall, Beverly
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content: Guide to the Bluestime Power Hour Videotapes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1997-1998
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0657, Series 2
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The series consists of twenty-six V.H.S.-format videotapes containing The Bluestime Power Hour shows produced by Cinthea T. Coleman.  The shows, generally one half-hour long,  include footage of live performances by the featured artists and many include interviews with the performers.   Many of the featured performers are locally prominent blues artists, such as Beverly Stovall and Sonny Kenner.  Also featured are performers who have achieved more widespread acclaim, including Jimmy McCracklin, Guitar Shorty, Ron Thompson, and Maria Muldaur. Venues for the performances include clubs and open-air stages in Oakland, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Central California. The tapes are arranged chronologically by post date.  Abstracts of the broadcast tapes are included as a part of this finding aid.