Credits


Mate & Orchard Productions presents


Vann "Piano Man" Walls : The Spirit of R&B


Written and Directed by

STEVEN MORRIS

Editor

HEIDI HAINES

Director of Photography

JOHN SLEEMAN

Produced by

MARTIN BOLDUC & STEVEN MORRIS

Executive Producer

PETER DOWBIGGIN


FEATURING

in order of appearance

Vann Walls

Dr. John

Ruth Brown

Joe Burrell

Ahmet Ertegun

Jerry Wexler

Craig Morrison

Michael Jerome Browne

Stephen Barry

Ruth Walls

Howell Begle

Smokey Robinson

Ry Cooder



EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Allan Joli-Coeur

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Barrie Howells
Mark Zannis

CO- PRODUCERS

David Morris and Donald Morris

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

Mathieu Boutin
Olivier Ferrante
Louis Hone
George Ungar

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Mathieu Boutin
Bobby Breault
Jean-François Hayeur
Barrie Howells
Barry Perles
Simon Prévost
Paul Rickards
George Ungar

TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPY

Jean-François Hayeur

RECORDING ENGINEER

Louis Hone

SOUND RECORDING

David Ballard
Mathieu Boutin
Andrew Harder
Nathalie Morin
Steven Morris
John Sleeman

RESEARCHER

Terri Foxman

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

Teresa Deluca
Sarah Geledi

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCERS

Sarah Geledi
Jason "Red" Clarke

STORY EDITOR

Peter Lowrey

POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Gary Evans

EDITOR

Heidi Haines

END TITLE SEQUENCE EDITOR

Gordon Hashimoto

ADDITIONAL EDITOR

Teresa De Luca

COLOURIST

Gary Chuntz

ON-LINE EDITOR

François Bonelly

POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES

PMT

GRAPHIC DESIGN & ANIMATION

Jason "Red" Clarke
Katharina Gebhardt
Jeffery Vuorela

SOUND EDITING MUSIC MIX, MASTERING AND FINAL MIX

Daniel Toussaint

MUSIC EDITING

Ginette Bellavance

SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR

Luc Raymond

AUDIO POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES

Studio Megaphone - Anders Arben
Harder Sound

ARCHIVES

Atlantic Records
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Howell Begle
Lyne Charlebois
Charlie Biddle Estate
Corbis
John Detcheverry
Getty Images
Historic Films
©Jean-François Leblanc, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Craig Morrison
Library of Congress
National Film Board of Canada
Nils Nichols (Dr. John concert at St-Ann’s Church, Brooklyn)
Franceen Palevsky-Breault
William "PoPsie" Randolph
Runyon (Robert) Photograph Collection
Showtime Music Archives (Toronto)
Vann Walls Family Archives provided by Franceen Palevsky-Breault
Jonathan Wenk

SPECIAL THANKS TO

National Film Board of Canada
Claude Joli-Coeur
Sayedali Rawji

Developed in Part with the Financial Assistance of

CFCF 12 Montréal
Cirque du Soleil
Jacques Bournival
Rachel Brodeur
Jacques Méthé
Michael Roy
Stéphane Simard

This film could not have been made without the participation of Lee Lucht, Manager, Vann "Piano Man" Walls

Special Thanks also to

Mary Armstrong
Bobby Breault
Claude Cardinal
Serge Chapleau
Lyne Charlebois
Karine Desgagnés
Jane Devine
Don Haig
Campbell Hendery
Bill Merrill
René Moisan
George Morris
Joan Morris
Robert Joseph Morris
Susan Morris
Barry Palevsky
Franceen Palevsky-Breault
Caroline Pick
Christine Picard
André Picard
Pietro Serapiglia
Katâyoun Shadpour
David Smith
Keith Starr & Crosley Radios

and

Café Olympico (Open da Night)
Okapi Consulting
Whisky Café

Music

BLUE SENDER
(Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Published by UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

CHAINS OF LOVE
(Harry Eugene Vann Walls, Nugetre)
Published by UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.
Performed by Big Joe Turner
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada
Courtesy of Les Disques Bros

ST-LOUIS BLUES
(William C. Handy)
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls

BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL
(Reginald Ashby, Doc Pomus)
Published by UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.
Performed by Big Joe Turner
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

SLOW PLAYING BLUES
(George Moonoogian / Harry Eugene Van Walls)
Published by Les Éditions Bros
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls
Courtesy of Les Disques Bros

WATERMELON MAN
(Herbie Hancock)
Published by Hancock Music
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band

THEY CALL ME PIANO MAN
(George Moonoogian / Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Published by Les Éditions Bros
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls

LIFE’S A ONE WAY TICKET
(Joseph Pleasant)
Published by Universal Music Publishing Group
Performed by Dr. John and Harry Eugene Vann Walls

IN THE EVENING (When the Sun Goes Down)
(Leroy Carr / Don Raye)
Published by Universal Music Publishing Group
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band

LOUD TALKING PAPA
(Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Published by Les Éditions Bros
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band

SUPERMARKET BABY
(George Moonoogian / Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Published by Les Éditions Bros
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band

HONKY TONK
(Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Shep Shepherd, Clifford Scott)
Published by : SONY/ATV and W and K Publishing and ISLIP MUSIC PUBL (c/o Herman Leibowitz Esq)
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band
Courtesy of Les Disques Bros

IN THE GARDEN>
(traditional)
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band

5 10 15 HOURS
(Rudolph Toombs)
Published by UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.
Performed by Ruth Brown
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

LET’S DO IT
(Garnville McGhee)
Published by Microhits Music Corp.
Performed by Sticks McGhee and Harry Eugene Vann Walls
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

ANYTIME ANYPLACE ANYWHERE
(Joe Morris, Laurie Tate)
Published by UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

DRINKING WINE
(Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Published by LES ÉDITIONS BROS
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls and the Stephen Barry Band

LUCKY LIPS
(Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller)
Published by Sony / ATV Tunes LLC
Performed by Ruth Brown
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

TEE NAH NAH
(Lemon Overton)
Published by Sony / ATV Tunes LLC
Performed by Spider Sam and Harry Eugene Vann Walls
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada

LEAN BACK AND LICK YOUR CHOPS
(Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls

AFTER HOUR SESSION

(Harry Eugene Vann Walls)
Published by LES ÉDITIONS BROS
Performed by Harry Eugene Vann Walls

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