Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Winner Records
• VHS Release Date: August 3, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6305373981
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,268 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

When Percy Mayfild Died In 1984, The Day Before His 64th Birthday, The Blues Lost One Of Its Truly Unique Personages. Mayfield Was Not An Instrumentalist And His Singing Voice Was Nothing To Marvel At. He Was A Great Songwriter. Please Send Me Someone To Love And Hit The Road Jack. His Blues Are Universal, Suggesting Pockets Of Misery And Despair That Rarely Others Consider. Of The Many Blues ComposersOf The Post War Era, Only Willie Dixon Could Compete With Mayfield. Compete But Not Compare. This Video Is A Mixture Of Performance And Reminiscene With Pianist Mark Naftalin. It Captures His Louisiana Drawl In The Best Possible Way. There Are Testimonials From B.B. King And Ray Charles But The True Star Is Percy Mayfield. There Is No One Else Like Him. Songs Include : I Wouldn't Do The Same Thing To You / Lost Love / Louisiana / Loose Lips / Life Is Suicide / River's Invitation / Ha Ha In The Daytime / The Flirt / Never Say Naw / Hit The Road Jack / Strange Things Happen / Please Send Me Someone To Love / Never Say Naw

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5.0 out of 5 stars Percy Mayfield, January 30, 2012

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This review is from: Poet Laurede of the Blues [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is probably the only Documentary available for the great R&B singer song writer Percy Mayfield. It includes a live club performance from 1981 and footage shot at his home in December 1982.
He talks about his life and music and sings some of his famous compositions.
A 1952 auto accident left him seriously injured, including a facial disfigurement. This limited his performing for sometime However, this did not stop his songwriting.
In 1961 he wrote "Hit the Road Jack" which became a hit for Ray Charles.
When Mayfield died of a heart attack in 1984, the day before his 64th birthday, he had fallen into obscurity.
This Video is a rare opportunity to see into the life of a truly great artist.