Maxwell Street Radio Documentary on the Web
A 58 minute radio documentary: The Struggle for Maxwell Street has been produced in England by radio producer Paul Baldwin, of Now Media, and placed on the World Wide Web. Audio recording for this documentary was done on Maxwell Street in June of 1999. This radio program is the first product of the audio and video work by Paul Baldwin and filmmaker Yussef Nimmer. A full length documentary video is to follow next year.
Parts of this program have already been broadcast on the radio in England. The tape or CD of this program is being made available free to radio stations across North America for broadcast. Baldwin says, "Blues musicians from the deep South came to Chicago's Maxwell Street and created a new sound that has influenced popular music and culture everywhere. There is a lot of life, people, and rehabbable historic buildings still on Maxwell Street. It is like walking back into time, a living museum. There's a legacy here, not just for the people of Chicago or the US, but for blues enthusiasts and modern day historians around the world. We hope this radio documentary will encourage people to take action."
Click here to listen to Part I of The Struggle for Maxwell Street
Click here to listen to Part II of The Struggle for Maxwell Street
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To obtain a CD or cassette tape copy of The Struggle for Maxwell Street for broadcast, contact Paul Baldwin at Now Media in England <postmaster@nowmedia.force9.co.uk> or Steve Balkin at the Maxwell Street Historic Preservation Coalition <mar@openair.org>, PH: 312-341-3696; Fax: 312-341-3680
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