All You Need Is Love 11: Go Down Moses / Various - DVD

In 1975 Tony Palmer had the idea, encouraged by John Lennon to document the history of popular music. The result was the groundbreaking and award winning series of films made for television under the title InchAll You Need Is LoveInch.

Volume Two covers the genre that underwent a revival during the mid seventies. Thanks to the hit movie, InchThe StingInch, everyone reckons they know about Ragtime. But do they? This Episode includes the oldest known piece of film (1898) showing what the cakewalk was really like. There is also rare early film of Irving Berlin (Alexander's Ragtime Band) as well as film of Scott Joplin's birthplace and of the madhouse where he died. Although reference is made to other early ragtime composers, this episode is essentially the story of Scott Joplin - an extraordinary tragedy of failure, frustration, pride, and the black man's struggle to achieve for himself a proper place in American society. This episode features music from Eubie Blake, Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin.

In this episode we turn our attention to the 70s and the phenomena that became known as InchGlitter RockInch. It takes place almost entirely on stage, fans are always seen from the performer's point of view. Thus, we begin to feel and experience it first hand.