The Wild West Bank Sound

Overview

Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this perennial immigrant landing strip proved an irresistible draw for artists from far and wide, an ever-evolving cauldron of creativity and cultures. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with musical memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and artistic ephemera. From household names to forgotten favorites, The Wild West Bank Sound comes alive in this multi-sensory trip through time.

Directed by Kevin Dragseth

Top cast

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Samira Ali

Self - Public historian

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John Beach

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Eddie Berger

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Maury Bernstein

Self - Musician/Self - historian (archive footage)

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Sean Blackburn

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Bob Bovee

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Page Burkum

Self - The Cactus Blossoms

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David Daniels

Self - Poet

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Joe Demko

Self - Willie & The Bees Musician

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Bob Douglas

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Mary Du Shane

Self - Musician

Bob Dylan

Self - Musician/Self - songwriter (archive footage)

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Scott Fultz

Self - Shangoya musician

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Jeff Garetz

Self - Musician

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Tony Glover

Self - Musician (archive footage) (as Tony Little Sun Glover)

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Cornbread Harris

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Ann Charlotte Harvey

Self - Musician

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Rena Haus

Self - Musician

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Bill Hinkley

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Dakota Dave Hull

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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