The Road to Memphis (2003)
Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.
- Date of release
- 2003-05-05
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Director
- Richard Pearce
Casting
- Richard Pearce — Self
- B.B. King — Self (archive footage)
- Little Richard — Self (archive footage)
- Fats Domino — Self (archive footage)
Interesting facts
The Road to Memphis is a documentary directed by Richard Pearce. The film is part of The Blues, a seven part PBS series, with Martin Scorsese as the executive producer.
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