Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: Preserving the Music of the Streets: Two by Nick Doob

Nick Doob and David Sewall in person! Yale alum, singer, and violinist David Sewall is the subject of the newly-preserved LONDON SONGS (1973, 27 mins), which trails him as he performs throughout the streets, pubs, and markets of the city. It’s followed by STREET MUSIC (1979, 57 mins), a look at street musicians across America including Bongo Joe, the Automatic Human Jukebox, Gene Palma, Jimmy Davis, and more.

Yale-preserved films presented in 16mm by the Yale Film Archive with support from Paul L. Joskow ’70 M.Phil., ’72 Ph.D.

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