And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 12:47:11 EST >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [FN] Fwd: Robbie Robertson Portrays His Unique Native American... >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Robbie Robertson Portrays His Unique Native American... >Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 12:17:19 EST >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >Robbie Robertson Portrays His Unique Native American Musical Journey With >Controversial PBS Special Airing Wednesday, Jan. 6 On KCET in Los Angeles > > LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1998--Capitol recording >artist Robbie Robertson has consistently been an innovator and leader in >American rock history. > > Now, the legendary musician/songwriter embarks on a pilgrimage of >rediscovery in "Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise -- A Native American Musical >Journey," a one-hour PBS documentary special exploring his musical history in >relation to his Native American heritage. > > The special began airing in various markets on Aug. 14, 1998. "Making A >Noise" includes rare archival footage of an actual peyote ceremony, as well as >controversial comments by American Indian Movement leader John Trudell and >imprisoned activist Leonard Peltier. > > Illustrated with film of Robertson's return to the Six Nations Indian >Reservation where he spent his summers growing up in Canada, "Making A Noise" >is a revelatory chronicle of rediscovered pride and blending of musical >worlds. The show is scheduled to air on Wednesday, Jan. 6 on KCET in Los >Angeles at 10 p.m. > > Robertson's critically acclaimed current CD "Contact From The Underworld >Of Redboy," was released earlier this year. National AAA radio airplay and >video rotation on VH1 with the disc's first track "Unbound," coupled with >glowing album reviews, have generated considerable awareness of this release. > > "Redboy" rated a FOUR STAR review in Rolling Stone, the LEAD review in >People, a SPOTLIGHT in Billboard, a FEATURE in Raygun, a Rolling Stone >INTERVIEW, a FRONTMAN in Musician and a COVER on EQ. This is all in addition >to great CD reviews in USA Today, Interview, Swing, Buzz, Guitar, Request, CMJ >Monthly, Men's Journal and Stereo Review, among others. > > Robertson was also featured prominently in a recent Wall Street Journal >story titled "Tribal Roots Music Goes Mainstream," written by James Ring >Adams. > > National television appearances on "Politically Incorrect," "The Late >Show With David Letterman," "The Charlie Rose Show," CNN's "Showbiz Today," >"The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder," "CBS Sunday Morning" and VH1's "Behind >the Music" have reinforced Robertson as a contemporary musician for the '90s. > > On May 24, Robertson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the >First Native American Music Awards hosted by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal >Nation and Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. > > Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a leader of The >Band, Robertson's live performances are rare events, but in "Making A Noise" >he's shown both in concert and in the studio performing portions of several >songs from "Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy." > > Also appearing are other musical artists of Native American heritage, >from well-known Rita Coolidge and Buffy Sainte-Marie to those introduced to a >wider audience for the first time on his current record, such as Bonnie Jo >Hunt, Joanne Shenandoah, Jackie Bird, Cree Summer, the group Ulali, and >Primeaux and Mike, peyote healers from the once-outlawed Native America >Church. > > On "Making A Noise," Robertson continues his journey which began in >earnest with 1994's "Music For `The Native Americans'" from Robbie Robertson >And The Red Road Ensemble. That album featured songs from the Robertson-scored >soundtrack to the landmark TBS television documentary chronicling the history >of Native Americans. > > (Additionally highlighted in "Making A Noise" are songs from "Music For >`The Native Americans'," including "Coyote Dance" with the American Indian >Dance Theatre.) Punctuated by family photos, "Making A Noise" finds >Robertson playing guitar with older cousins on his mother's reservation, >attending a pow-wow, visiting the local radio station, encouraging a young >Native American singer-songwriter-guitarist, and being "welcomed back to the >bush." > > But most of all, "Making A Noise," is a journey of understanding for >anyone interested in the travails of the original inhabitants of North >America. Robertson and others relate the story of alcoholism and redemption >contained in his song "The Code Of Handsome Lake," the tragedy of the Wounded >Knee Massacre in the mid-1800s, the struggle of the American Indian Movement >uprising in the mid-1970s at the same location, and how Hollywood and the mass >media have portrayed Native Americans. > > One man's view of the past and present of the Native American, "Making A >Noise" is also a glimpse into a future where Native Americans are no longer >silenced or ignored -- culturally, musically or otherwise. As Robertson says >in the documentary, "We need to make a noise to make these voices heard." >"Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise > >-- A Native American Musical Journey" does just that. > > Produced and directed by Dana Heinz Perry, the Perry Films Production was >funded in part by Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) and the >Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Executive producer for NAPT was Frank >Blythe. Co-executive producers were Gustavo Sagastume and Hart Perry. >Executive producer for Capitol Records was Liz Heller, executive vice >president. > > Visit the Web site at http://hollywoodandvine.com/robbierobertson > > --30--ECQ/la AJE/la > >CONTACT: > >Capitol Records > >Judi Kerr, 323/871-5375 <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
