Sidemen: Long Road to Glory
UK Cinema Release Date:
Friday 8th December 2017
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Starring:
Marc Maron, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Clapton, Shemekia Copeland, Robin Ford, Robby Krieger, Joe Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Walter Trout, Derek Trucks and Johnny Winter
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Directed By:
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Written By:
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Produced By:
Jasin Cadic, Connie Grazia, Tony Grazia, Emmett James, Nadine C. Licostie, Scott D. Rosenbaum and Joseph White
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Genres:
Biography, Documentary, History, Music
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Language:
English
Synopsis
Sidemen: Long Road to Glory is an intimate look at the incredible 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, Robby Krieger, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter.