Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey | |
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Box set by Various | |
Released | October 7, 2003 |
Recorded | August 1920 - April 2003 |
Genre | Blues |
Label | Hip-O Records/Sony |
Producer | Various, Mark Abramson |
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Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey is a 2003 various artists box set released on Hip-O Records. It is the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese PBS documentary series The Blues.[2] The box set attempts to present a history of the blues from the dawning of recorded music to the present day. It offers a survey of many different blues sub-genres and tangential music styles, as well as a survey of almost all the most notable blues performers over time.
In 2004, the box set won two Grammy Awards for "Best Historical Album" and "Best Album Notes."[3] That same year it was #2 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.[4]
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