Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
“Some journeys take a lifetime.”
An intimate look at the 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, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter.
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32 people
Gregg Allman
Known for
Rush
Guy Davis
Self
Known for
Beat Street
Def by Temptation
Jasin Cadic
Also in
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Scott D. Rosenbaum
Bo Mehrad
John Landis
Known for
The Stand
Schlock
Connie Grazia
Marc Maron
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Bad Guys
Joker
Tony Grazia
Also in
Heartbreak, Coffee, and A Pack of Cigarettes
Joe Perry
Known for
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Fabrizio Grossi
Bonnie Raitt
Also in
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Bonnie Raitt and Friends - Live at Decades Rock Live!
Scott D. Rosenbaum Director · Jasin Cadic Writer Bo Mehrad Editor
Worldwide gross $31K · United States release March 11, 2016
Box office
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$31,399
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 11, 2016
Premiere · SXSW Film Festival
Japan
December 22, 2018 · Digital
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