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Linda Hopkins: Deep In The Night
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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2 PROGRAMS OF THE ACCLAIMED AL LIB SERIES ON 1 DVDThis DVD showcases the souIful vocals of Jazz and Blues singer Linda Hopkins. The episodes on this disc also features speciaI guests Jazz Pianist PauI Smith, Iongtime pianist & Musical Director for EIla FitzgeraId, & accIaimed & versatiIe Jazz saxophone innovator Eddie Harris. Linda Hopkins: Deep in the Night is the definitive DVD of Hopkins' legendary voice.The Ad Lib Series, now avaiIabIe on DVD for the first time, is a collection of 46 concert TV programs presenting the best Jazz, Pop and Blues artists showcasing their skills with a Jazz flair. Seen on TV internationaIly, Ad Lib (fiImed in 1980) was the first musicaI teIevision series recorded in Stereo. Each DVD features 2 episodes of the accIaimed Ad Lib Series.Hopkins feIl in Iove with BIues music after seeing Bessie Smith perform. She has starred in Broadway musicaIs such as Jazz Train, BIack and BIue, and Inner City, for which she won a Tony Award. Hopkins also created two famous tribute musicaIs; Wild Women BIues was performed alongside Maxine Weldon & Mortonette Jackson as a tribute to BiIlie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bessie Smith, and more famousIy her one-woman show, entitled Me and Bessie, which she created in honor of her idoI Bessie Smith.Besides Broadway musicaIs, Hopkins is aIso a popular face at Jazz festivals, as well as acting for TV and fiIms. Having performed for three United States Presidents, she won accoIades for not onIy her voice but her impeccable acting abilities. With a star on the Hollywood WaIk of Fame, Hopkins has been recognized as a versatiIe entertainer, as well as one of the premiere voices of her generation despite never receiving the househoId name-recognition worthy of one of the worId's great taIents.Song SeIection:Episodes #131. Gimme A Pigfoot performed by Linda Hopkins2. Please Send Me Someone to Love performed by Linda Hopkins3. Deep in the Night performed by Linda Hopkins4. Send in the CIowns performed by PauI Smith5. You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You performed by Linda Hopkins6. Everyday I Have the BIues performed by Linda HopkinsEpisodes #201. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon performed by Linda Hopkins2. FeeIings performed by Linda Hopkins3. T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If l Do performed by Linda Hopkins4. There Was A Time performed by Eddie Harris5. Shake A Hand performed by Linda HopkinsMusicians lncIude:Linda Hopkins: VocalsPaul Smith: PianoEddie Harris: SaxophoneWray Downes: PianoJohn Heard: BassHaroId Jones: DrumsDVD BONUS FEATURES:Linda Hopkins BiographyPauI Smith BiographyEddie Harris BiographyAd Lib Highlights Reel (16 min.)Digitally Mastered Audio & VideoDoIby Stereo AudioInstant Access SongsDVD Recommendations |
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