Description

Bill Wyman’s Blues Odyssey is told with the passion and insight that only he can command, through his having known many of the legends, played with them, talked with them and taken their music to the world. Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman talks with many of the blues greats, and the programme includes contributions from a host of legendary performers.

With over two hours of concert and performance footage, some never seen before, as well as candid informed comment from men and women who share Bill Wyman’s love for the blues. Features interviews with BB King, Sam Phillips, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Mick Fleetwood, Otis Rush, Albert Lee, Mike Love of The Beach Boys, Wilson Pickett, Clarence Fountain of The Blind Boys of Alabama, Lazy Lester, Big Bill Morganfield (Muddy Waters’ son), Rosetta Patton (Charley Poatton’s daughter), Giy Davis, and Gary Brooker of Procul Harem.

Chapters

• The Early Days

• The Birth Of The Blues

• Country Blues

• Urban Blues

• Robert Johnson And Elmore James

• The Birth Of The Stones

• Back To The Country

• John Lee Hooker

• Sun Records

• Chicago

• Chess Records

• BB King

• Spreading The Blues

• Muddy Waters

• Willie Dixon

Plus – watch footage of the Rolling Stones in concert performing the Robert Johnson classic Love In Vain.

Exempt from classification

• 2.0 Stereo
• Format – DVD 5
• Language – English
• Ratio – 16:9
• Region 2 – PAL (this may not be viewable outside Europe)
• DVD Release Date: 13 Feb. 2006
• Run Time: 180 minutes

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The cover of this DVD is signed by Bill. The position and colour of the signature may vary.