Street Music (1979)

A collection of performances by street musicians across the country from New York to San Francisco New Orleans to Chicago the film presents 19 musicians in seven cities and was one of Doobs first featurelength films Among the singers guitarists drummers dancers and other artists Doob includes street performance legends such as Brother Blue Gene Palma Bongo Joe the Automatic Human Jukebox and bluesman Jimmy Davis The film captures a crosssection of Americans filled with raw talent showmanship and hustle and presents a time capsule of the fashion architecture and culture of the 1970s Yale Film Archive