Big City Blues
Big City Blues
1981, English. Directed by St. Clair Bourne.
The film mixes scenes of the city of Chicago with musical performances and interviews with people connected with the Blues. In Big City Blues, the film examines the links between the past and the present: the old time blues singer Jim Brewer is presented alongside Son Seals, Queen Sylvia Embry and Bill Branch.
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Big City Blues isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 March 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Big City Blues?
Big City Blues (1981) was directed by St. Clair Bourne.