#MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES SERIES#

#MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES SERIES#

Indeed, the recording industry is taking a wait-and-see stance regarding the effect the blues series will have on sales.

Susan TedeschiвЂ™s bestselling Wait for Me has sold just 211,000 albums despite major exposure at the Grammy awards last year, Etta JamesвЂ™ LetвЂ™s Roll has sold a modest 36,000 units, and even KingвЂ™s recent Reflections has sold only 35,000 copies. King-Clapton summit meeting Riding with the King has sold 2 million units to date, and it has dominated the trade magazineвЂ™s Top Blues Albums chart since its release.Д«ut even the biggest names in blues fail to generate much action at the cash register these days. Sure, the record-buying public still responds to a superstar like Eric Clapton, but can you name anyone else of his stature capable of crossing over to the lucrative rock market? According to a recent article in Billboard, the 2000 B. record sales, is on the ropes and fading fast. In the congressionally designated Year of the Blues, this struggling genre, which enjoys just 1 percent of the market share in U.S. 28 and explores the genreвЂ™s roots and delves into its inspirational role in todayвЂ™s music.Д«ut donвЂ™t believe it. You can expect the same in light of the upcoming seven-part PBS-TV documentary series Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues, which debuts Sept. Every 10 years or so someone proclaims a blues resurgence. Will blues artists still be singing the blues after the new PBS series airs? Shilling for the Blues: KebвЂ™ MoвЂ™ takes part in the public radio component of Martin ScorseseвЂ™s blues documentary.

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