Night of the Blues, A Program 618 Original Airdate: 6/20/1976 Subject Keywords Afro-American musicians Afro-American singers Afro-Americans in motion pictures Blues (music) Blues musicians Music - Performance Television broadcasting of films Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Johnson, Larry Corporate Names Toughing it Out (motion picture) Program Description Program focuses on the country music of Georgian blues artist Larry Johnson via a special presentation of the film Toughing it Out by Jim McGlynn and Chuck Rosin. Film features interviews with, and performances by, Johnson, who talks about his life in Georgia, the experiences that led him to New York, his discovery of major New York blues musicians, the making his first record, living in Harlem, and playing music. The movie was produced, directed, and conceived by Jim McGlynn and Chuck Rosin, photographed and edited by Werner Bundschuh, and executive-produced by Chuck Rosin. Copyright 1976, "A CR Production." Program includes the "Community Calendar." Original air date estimated. Producer Marita Muhammad Rivero Associate Producer Host Marita Muhammad Rivero Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-03314 Preservation master beta SP cassette 41376 Preservation master digital beta cassette AB-01276 Viewing copy 3/4" cassette -1 (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 3/4" cassette -2 (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.