rip roger mosely

What is the title of this movie

The red-haired girl is my first cousin.

Did you notice that Mosley had different guitar in the scene with Governor Neff?

Roger Mosley was one hell of a good actor. You left out Ernie Hudson on the movie cast list.

I want to see this too..I never heard of this

Ain't that a kick in The Head

No Pardon for O.K. Allen ... but in VERY loving memory of Mr. Roger Earl Mosely (1938 - 2022 R.I.P. Gone but NOT forgotten).

Did anyone else notice that right after the Governor asked what his name was, he turned right around and say " HEY YOU ! " ??? smh

Ahh the memories

I was there, too!

Rest in Power Mr. Mosley!

R.I.P. TC.

Disgusting scene. Human being being treated like that 😢

And, Roger Mosely, Rest in everlasting peace.

This is Campy.

Roger E Moseley Rest Peace !!🎥🎬

hasus christos ! youtube is even trying to make us pay for good old films like this . what is this world coming too ?

I am a Southerner who worked for Films, Inc. who distributed this movie in the 1980s when I lived in NYC. Pretty good movie, if somewhat romanticized, of Ledbetter. Roger Mosely did a very good acting job, no doubt about it. Ledbetter was an overrated Blues singer tho. One of the bad side effects of Hollywood movies (i.e., bullshit) then and now is that "Yankees" think that every Southerner had slaves pre-Civil War. It was 1%! The rich people. I never saw such ignorance and self-righteous arrogance about racial politics until I lived in NYC for 5 years. My Dad was as Southern as could be, but he was a pallbearer for 3 funerals for his dark brothers. I heard "ni##er" more often in NYC than I ever heard growing up in the South. Good movie, strong direction by Gordon Parks (his photography books are really really great). But this is a romanticized version. Still cool, tho.

Governor Neff Wallace was the older brother of Pres.G.W. grandfather Sen. PRESCOTT BUSH.

Governor George Neff Wallace father Of gov.George Wallace finally set Leadbelly free after 13 years in the Pen.

I didn't know Leadbelly Ledbetter but,I know this because I know God,that his soul to the devil as some historian named Mr.Johnson says he did for MONEY or a GIRL because he wouldn't have lived70 years in this WORLD BUT would be belzubub ,Lucifer,Belzubub,or the Lord of darkness of that other world

What happened to this movie I was just watching a great copy of it yesterday on KZbin

He wouldn’t have been doing as much time as other men when he could still get to play…like any guitar player

im so glad that racism isn't as much as it was then because they were slaves

Just watched it last night on t.v..👍

I can’t believe this movie did not have a trailer

Is another story of white man stealing

You can watch it free on Prime

That actor playing leadbelly is intense. He’s playing for his life.

ledbelly was in prison for stabbing someone in louisiana. Mr Lomax was looking for prison talent, so he could sell records. so, there was an exchange of money with the first pardon. Lomax agreed to vouch for ledbelly, and keep him employed and out of prison. he failed. Ledbelly stabbed someone again in Houston texas, and even mentions this in his midnight special rendition. there might have been drugs involved in the incident. he gets out a second time, because of his talent. he then stabs someone in Chicago, but gets out instantly. if he had no talent, he would have never got out the first time. . Ledbelly died with 100k in the bank, but if you remove all of his violations, he would be worth three times that at his death.

The guitar being played during Irene is different to the guitar being played to the Governor, neither guitars are anything like Leadbelly's original Stellas. Movie makers never pay enough attention to the integrity of musical instruments.

Back when America was great !

Pretty sure they made it sound like he was playing by recording a guitarist sitting in the same spot and the microphone being in the same spot, then overlapping the two. Its synced really well.

The whole movie is for rent on KZbin. I just got the original movie poster for $6. I couldn’t believe it!

Witness how hard it was for blacks to even get their music out and every story of Blacks and their way to the top they had to deal with the white mans racism even Motown now whites try their pink ass best to sing and dance black no wonder music ain't shit in 2020.

Looks interesting

The moie was very well done. I sort of felt bad that he had such talent and things turned out the way they did. Very sad.

It's such a shame that it took some young white kids to cover these songs before it really went mainstream. There are so many REALLY GREAT blues men that we don't have anything but a scratchy old record to remember them by. Finally in the 70s & 80s we start getting these absolutely bad ass concerts. I'm watching one right now with Etta James & John Lee Hooker, fuckin ROCKS

Not sure that Neff, a serious Southern Baptist would've smoked cigars. I'd have to research that. But definitely whatever is in that punch, it would not have included alcohol.....

Do prisoners still wear this stupid uniform? Was there a movie about Leadbelly's life??? This man is so important to world music but still poorly appreciated!

This was an interpretation from 1976 with 1976 interpretation on it. Who the real guy was and what was happening back then we will never know. He was a murderer we do know that. And he was talented and with enough charm to get a pardon. Love the movie and the legend of the man.

The line they changed that Leadbelly actually sang was "I'll get you in my dreams".

Prison. Just a nutha type of slavery

Why is he upset in the end ? Didn't governer set him free ?

I liked this Movie I think Roger Mosley did a outstanding Job!!!! The Movie portrayed so; much!!!!

From watching this film clip then hatred towards white people is understandable but those same actors are participating in a film to show how difficult life was for POC in the early 20th century. If you feel that hatred it shows how good their acting is - and yes it was very good as I hated them as well. As a white person I empathise with Leadbelly. This is because times change what was mainstream then is fringe today.

bom filme ?