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Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues

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1981-01-01
29m
English
Released
University of California Berkeley

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Marlon Riggs and Peter Webster’s thesis project reflects on the heyday of Oakland blues in the late 1940s and ’50s, when an influx of African American shipyard workers mostly hailing from Louisiana and Texas arrived in the Bay Area. Combining vintage photographs, archival footage, interviews, and performances at venues like Eli’s Mile High Club, Riggs and Webster chronicle Oakland’s vibrant past while revealing an uncertain present.

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About Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues

Marlon Riggs and Peter Webster’s thesis project reflects on the heyday of Oakland blues in the late 1940s and ’50s, when an influx of African American shipyard workers mostly hailing from Louisiana and Texas arrived in the Bay Area. Combining vintage photographs, archival footage, interviews, and performances at venues like Eli’s Mile High Club, Riggs and Webster chronicle Oakland’s vibrant past while revealing an uncertain present. Running 29 minutes.

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What is Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues about?

Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues is a Documentary English-language film. Marlon Riggs and Peter Webster’s thesis project reflects on the heyday of Oakland blues in the late 1940s and ’50s, when an influx of African American shipyard workers mostly hailing from Louisiana and Texas arrived in the Bay Area. Combining vintage photographs, archival footage, interviews, and performances at venues like Eli’s Mile High Club, Riggs and Webster chronicle Oakland’s vibrant past while revealing an uncertain present.

When was Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues released?

Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues was released on January 1, 1981. It has a runtime of 29m. The film was produced by University of California Berkeley.

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Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues stars J.P. Phillips. The full cast list is available in the Cast section above.

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