Lightning in a Bottle (2004)

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Directed by Antoine Fuqua

Running Time: 106 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2004

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

A fascinating documentary following the history of blues music up to the present day. Based on a one-off concert staged at the Radio City Music Hall in New York in 2003, it's jam-packed with legendary blues performers - and a few of today's stars too. The cast list reads like a blues' Hall of Fame: B.B. King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Dr. John and Buddy Guy to name but four. They perform alongside artists who drew their inspiration from the blues, like Gregg Allman (of the Allman Brothers), The Band's Levon Helm, Credence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, Aerosmith and relative newcomer Macy Gray. Add the archive film footage being projected onto the venue's walls by its Jumbo Trons, and the inevitable and essential backstage interviews and insights, and you get a real treat for anyone who likes blues music, starring some of its best exponents.

Cast

AerosmithThemselves
Gregg AllmanHimself
James Blood UlmerHimself
Clarence 'Gatemouth' BrownHimself
Ruth BrownHerself
Solomon BurkeHimself
Natalie ColeHerself
Shemekia CopelandHerself
Bill CosbyHimself
Robert CrayHimself
Chuck D.Himself
Dr. JohnHimself
Honeyboy EdwardsHimself
John FogertyHimself
Image for Macy GrayMacy GrayHerself
Buddy GuyHimself
John HammondHimself
Levon HelmHimself
India.ArieHerself
David JohansenHimself
Larry JohnsonHimself
Angélique KidjoHerself
B.B. KingHimself
Chris Thomas KingHimself
Alison KraussHerself
Lazy LesterHimself
Keb' Mo'Himself
Mic NuggetteHimself
OdettaHerself
Bonnie RaittHerself
Vernon ReidHimself
Mavis StaplesHerself
Hubert SumlinHimself
Jimmie VaughanHimself
Kim WilsonHimself

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