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Additional authors

1. Thomas, Kid, 1896-
2. Toussaint, Allen.
3. Barker, Blue Lou.
4. Thomas, Irma.
5. Professor Longhair, 1918-1980.
6. Blank, Les.
7. Gosling, Maureen.
8. Flower Films (Firm)
9. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Kaleidoscope of music, dancing, food, and street celebrations in New Orleans, including a funeral procession accompanied by a jazz band, St. Patrick's Day festivities, and a demonstration of how to eat crawfish. The second part of the film highlights the activities of the Wild Tchoupitoulas, a carnival society of working-class blacks, as they prepare to participate in Mardi Gras in their traditional guise of Native Americans.

Subject

1. Documentaries and factual films and programs
2. Carnival > Louisiana > New Orleans
3. Black films and programs
4. New Orleans (La.) > Social life and customs
5. African Americans > Louisiana > New Orleans
6. Processions > Louisiana > New Orleans
7. Jazz
8. Personal/independent films and programs
9. Music
10. Dance, Black > Louisiana
11. Funeral rites and ceremonies
12. Dance > Louisiana > New Orleans
13. Motion pictures

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
2. Personal/independent films and programs.
3. Music.
4. Black films and programs.
5. Motion pictures.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1978

Note

1. Originally released as a motion picture.

Credits (note)

1. Sound, production management, additional editing and photography, Maureen Gosling ; paintings, Bruce Brice.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewees: "Kid Thomas" Valentine, Allen Toussaint, "Blue Lu" Barker, Irma Thomas, and others.
2. Performed by Professor Longhair, the Deacon Brothers, Neville John, and others.

Title

1. Always for pleasure [videorecording] / Flower Films ; produced, directed, photographed and edited by Les Blank.

Imprint

1. El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, c1978.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Interviewees: "Kid Thomas" Valentine, Allen Toussaint, "Blue Lu" Barker, Irma Thomas, and others.
2. Performed by Professor Longhair, the Deacon Brothers, Neville John, and others.

Credits

1. Sound, production management, additional editing and photography, Maureen Gosling ; paintings, Bruce Brice.

Added author

1. Thomas, Kid, 1896- Interviewee
2. Toussaint, Allen. Interviewee
3. Barker, Blue Lou. Interviewee
4. Thomas, Irma. Interviewee
5. Professor Longhair, 1918-1980.
6. Blank, Les. Producer. Director
7. Gosling, Maureen.
8. Flower Films (Firm)
9. DHCA.

ISBN

1. 0933621000

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1978