Personally, I've seen this documentary twice. For me, that says a lot. I've interviewed the Director, Scott Rosenbaum, who is a very humble man, and was very enthusiastic about this project, and the long term significance of it. Please remember, these 3 men were instrumental in starting and/or contributing to the genre known to be the blues of both Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. They were not only Sidemen, they conveyed a struggle, and a love of the blues (which is a condition and a feeling to begin with)that transcended anything we could possibly be involved with or repeated in this day and age.
Sidemen: Long Road to Glory
2016
Action / Biography / Documentary / History / Music
Sidemen: Long Road to Glory
2016
Action / Biography / Documentary / History / Music
Plot summary
An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. The film captures some of the last interviews and their final live performances together, before their deaths in 2011. The historic live shows are accompanied by performances and personal insights from many of the blues and rock stars these legendary sidemen inspired including; Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Shemekia Copeland, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter.
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A most significant contribution to the history of the blues
A Journey down the long road to glory, amazing.
Our family along with all the families of young musicians attending the Pinetop Perkins Foundation 2016 Masterclass workshop where invited to a private screening of the film last evening, we were told that it would make us laugh and cry with a roller-coaster of emotion. They were right, we laughed and we cried, being in the Mississippi Delta, particularly Clarksdale, MS seeing where these incredible musicians lived and worked, the stories they told and the legacy they have left behind made the screening even more special, and the the musicians, the writers, the producers and everyone involved in the production of this film, Thank You. Thank You for helping keep the Blues Alive, Thank you for telling the story of these fine musicians, Thank you for putting this on film, so we can share this with our children. Thank You.
History of the Blues
Sidemen Long Road to Glory tells the history of the music called the Blues. Pinetop Perkins, Willie Big Eyes Smith and Hubert Sumlin are a trio of musicians who help craft the Blues to lead to Rock and Rock. Well done. Worth Watching see this movie when it comes to a movie house near You.