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• Bill Monroe-Father of Bluegrass Music | DVD | (11/08/2008) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-9.91 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  No single figure in American music so dominated a genre as did Bill Monroe with Bluegrass. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer composer and bandleader.This film features archival footage and rare 1990s performances from the legendary Bill Monroe's final years including many of the greatest songs from his six decades of recording such as ""Uncle Pen"" and ""Muleskinner Blues."" In addition it offers unparalleled access to Bill Monroe telling his story in his own words. Other interview subjects include the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia and country music legend Roy Acuff in one of his final film appearances. Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music stands alone as the most intimate and detailed portrait of this unique musical innovator.

• 20 To Life - The Life And Times of John Sinclair | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £15.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-23.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is the real-life story of John Sinclair an early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20yrs to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman. Sinclair mounted a historic challenge to the constitutionality of Michigan's marijuana laws and served 29 months of a 9 1/2 - 10yr sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good.The long campaign waged by Sinclair and his supporters culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon & Yoko Ono Stevie Wonder and many more resulted in Sinclair's release on December 13 1971 just three days after the event.The story is told by Sinclair his family friends and associates and is highlighted by a series of poetry performances by Sinclair's blues and jazz ensembles. Tracklisting: 1. Free John Now 2. The Delta Sound 3. School Days 4. Consequences 5. Kimba 6. The Pimps Vision 7. The Screamers 8. I Can Only Give You Everything 9. Bloomdido 10. Looking At You 11. Ice Pick Slim 12. Louie Louie 13. Cross Road Blues 14. Motor City is Burning 15. Lets Get Together 16. Life Is Splendid 17. Power Trip 18. I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver 19. Dealers Blues 20. Starship 21. Kick Out the Jams 22. Black To Comm 23. Pressure 24. John Sinclair 25. Friday the 13th 26. Just Like An Aborigine 27. Seeds & Stems Again 28. Rhythm-a-ning 29. I Surrender Dear 30. Bye-ya 31. Pea Vine Blues 32. Big Chief 33. We Just Change the Beat 34. Really The Blues 35. Ain't Nobody's Business