B.B. King 1990-??-??
BBC 'Omnibus' documentary, London, UK
Set 1
Introduction
Early life
School days
Bukka White
Memphis
Becoming BB
Lucille
Racial indgnities
Birth of rock'n'roll
Sidney Seidenberg
Prison visit
Meet the family
'I'd like to die doing what I'm doing'
Early life
School days
Bukka White
Memphis
Becoming BB
Lucille
Racial indgnities
Birth of rock'n'roll
Sidney Seidenberg
Prison visit
Meet the family
'I'd like to die doing what I'm doing'
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
The Blues Band's Paul Jones narrates this informative hour-long BBC documentary on the life of BB King. Broadcast in 1990, the programme features interviews with the man himself and his peers and influences, plus exclusive concert footage taken at one of his homecoming shows, and a gig at Mississippi State Penitentary. The music is great and the big man speaks candidly about his life, his status as one of the pioneering black musicians in popular music culture and his love of the blues.
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Thu Sep 21 2006 09:05:38 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fri Jul 14 2006 20:30:15 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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