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1971 44 min. Color
This film is a deeply moving tribute to the Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb, considered to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. "The film captures Mance's music, sets it off with scenes of his hometown of Navasota, and combines it all with the miracle of his love" -- Michael Goodwin and Maureen Gosling. Les Blank, a long-time indepedent documentary filmmaker, is well-known for his portraits of American traditional musicians and the roots culture from which they come. This is a superb example of his incredible body of work. This film is included on Oxford American Magazine's list of Essential Southern Documentaries.
A Well Spent Life
Les Blank, Producer/Director1971 44 min. Color
This film is a deeply moving tribute to the Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb, considered to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. "The film captures Mance's music, sets it off with scenes of his hometown of Navasota, and combines it all with the miracle of his love" -- Michael Goodwin and Maureen Gosling. Les Blank, a long-time indepedent documentary filmmaker, is well-known for his portraits of American traditional musicians and the roots culture from which they come. This is a superb example of his incredible body of work. This film is included on Oxford American Magazine's list of Essential Southern Documentaries.
