Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland's Music Legacy, is a 2017 United States documentary film directed by Cheryl Fabio and co-produced by director herself with KTOP and Sarah Webster Fabio Center for Social Justice. The film revolves around the musician West Oakland and the Oakland Blues where described how postwar development impacted African Americans and their musical heritage.
The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. The film premiered at the Grand Lake Theatre on 27 September 2017.
Cast Alabama Mike Betty Marvin Dalhart Johnson D'Wayne P. Wiggins Electra Kimble Price The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol Freddie W. Hughes Fantastic Negrito Geoffrey Pete Hartfield Brothers Chauncey Crosby David C Hartfield, Sr. Robert Hartfield Isabel Wilkerson James A. Levi James C. Moore, Sr. Jesse James John Turk Lady Bianca Larry Payton Larry Vann Lee Hildebrand Leon “Denianke” Williams Lenny Williams Marvin Holmes Nicholas Harper Paul Tillman Smith Rickey Vincent Robert Geddins, Jr. Robert O. Self Ronald A. Wells Ronnie K. Stewart Sonny Rhodes Sugar Pie DeSanto “Terrible Tom” Bowden, Jr. Wylie Trass
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Trailer of Evolutionary Blues on YouTube Evolutionary Blues Chronicles the Life and Afterlife of Blues in West Oakland Black Artists Featured In Upcoming Danville Exhibition New Documentary Focuses on West Oakland’s Blues Legacy