About the video...
"So Much Truth:
The Life & Music of Joe Beard," documents two
sides of Joe Beard’s remarkable life: his work in Rochester,
New York as an electrical contractor and his career as
a blues musician and recording artist that has taken him
around the world. The footage includes two acoustic performances
of songs that Joe learned in the town where he was born
and grew up, the hill country town of Ashland, Mississippi.
The video documentary was produced and directed by Dan
Beaumont over a period of four years, and completed in
November 2004. Beaumont is an Associate Professor of Arabic
at the University of Rochester.
"German Blues":
video of Joe Beard’s live acoustic performance for the
Bad Dog Blues show at WITR 89.7 in October 2003 in connection
with the publication of articles about Joe Beard and Chris
Beard in Living Blues magazine.
"You’re Something
Else": Joe Beard’s live performance of this Jimmy
Reed song backed by Steve Grills & the Roadmasters
for the Bad Dog Blues show's 15th anniversary on October
2004. For more on the Bad Dog Blues 15th anniversary show,
including a link to an audio segment of Joe's entire performance,
visit
here.
