Born for Hard Luck: Peg Leg Sam Jackson

A portrait of Arthur "Peg Leg Sam" Jackson --black harmonica player, singer, and comedian who made his living "busking" on the street and performing in patent-medicine shows touring southern towns. Footage includes excerpts from one of his last medicine shows, videotaped at a county fair in 1972, and material filmed near his home in South Carolina in 1975. The performance includes harmonica solos, songs, a parody of a chanted sermon, folktales and reminiscences, and three buck dances.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
29 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
29 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1976
Season
1976
Average Score
75%
Mean Score
75%
Ratings
2
Popularity
2
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Davenport Films
Genres
Documentary, Music

Description

A portrait of Arthur "Peg Leg Sam" Jackson --black harmonica player, singer, and comedian who made his living "busking" on the street and performing in patent-medicine shows touring southern towns. Footage includes excerpts from one of his last medicine shows, videotaped at a county fair in 1972, and material filmed near his home in South Carolina in 1975. The performance includes harmonica solos, songs, a parody of a chanted sermon, folktales and reminiscences, and three buck dances.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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