Born for Hard Luck: Peg Leg Sam Jackson1976
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.
- Released
- 9. 5. 2026
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- EN
- Community rating
- 6.0 · 1 votes