Deep Ellum Blues (1985)

Deep Ellum is a place -- a part of Dallas, Texas. Deep Ellum, along with its legendary music scene built by the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lead Belly, and Bill Neely, all but disappeared with the construction of Central Expressway in the 1950s. This film is one of three short films in the Living Texas Blues series which explores the 1920's and 1930's night life in Dallas through the music of Bill Neely.

Released

1985-01-01

Genres

Documentary, Music

Runtime

10 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Alan Govenar

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes