Cotton Pickin' Smash!
*/Cotton Pickin' Smash! The Story of the Legendary Stardust Cowboy/* is
a recently completed documentary detailling the rocket of the Ledge to
stardom and beyond. Filmmaker Tony Philputt, of Indianapolis, Indiana
has just completed the 8 year project with the help of fellow Hoosiers
Michael Woods and Kurt Daneman. Philputt has tracked down nearly
everyone involved in the Ledge's career, interviewed them, and concocted
this funny, affectionate tribute to the quirky but charming Legendary
Stardust Cowboy.
Describing the Ledge's first 45 /Paralyzed/ as "2 1/2 minutes of
unbridled chaos" Philputt hits the nail on the head. Watching the Ledge
whoop, holler, and galavant on stage, it's hard not to love him, even if
your first inclination is to turn the volume down a little on your hi
fi. His love of music and obvious enthusiasm are contagious and charming
(this is true both of the Ledge and of Philputt) and the story of his
life and hard times, managers who cheated him, the musician's strike the
hit the same time as Paralyzed, and his years' long struggle to generate
interest in his music are compelling.
Clips of the Ledge on "Laugh In" and in concert are mixed with
interviews with T Bone Burnett, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale
Gilmore, and the two guys who ran the vacuum cleaner store who
"discovered" the Ledge.
The film is not yet commercially available, but should be making the
festival circuit sometime soon. If you're interested, e-mail me at
Diana1159@aol.com <mailto:Diana1159@aol.com> and I can put you in touch
with Tony Philputt.
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