Great britain is one of the countries that gave us and still does amazing actors as well as amazing movies. The featurelength film, directed by jon brewer for gfm films, bb king the life of riley on vimeo. Sep 4, 2016 bb king opens his heart and tells the story of how. The life of riley, a 2014 documentary directed by english jon brewer. Bbc bb king the life of riley part1 video dailymotion. Bb king the life of riley is the muchlauded feature documentary film on the extraordinary life of blues legend b. The life of riley as we celebrate the life of the legendary b. The struggles and triumphs of the great blues guitarist b. Filming was completed shortly before king passed on. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more.
The life of riley narrated by morgan freeman and joined by bono, bill cosby, eric clapton, bill cosby, dr. Apr 06, 2017 bbc bb king the life of riley part 2 series. The life of riley bb king download ita torrent mega. Awardwinning producerdirector jon brewer worked on the film with king for two years. Narrated by morgan freeman and featuring contributions by, amongst others, eric clapton, bono, ringo starr, carlos santana, slash, bonnie raitt, buddy guy, ronnie wood, mick jagger and bruce willis. With george benson, joe bihari, bobby bland, joe bonamassa. Bb king guitar lesson bb s vibrato, bending and stretching with bb. The life of riley, a new documentary directed by jon brewer, bobby bland, bonnie raitt, carlos santana, walter trout, joe bonamassa, john mayall, aaron neville and eric. Narrated by morgan freeman, directed by jon brewer. John and keith richards, as well as appearances by mick jagger and president obama. The only biographical film i know of, about riley b.
Deluxe edition of the soundtrack to the highly anticipated film documentary on the life of the extraordinary blues legend featuring 26 classic b. The only documentary ever done on the last of the blues legends. This will be preceded on the 24th september 2012 with a lavish 10 cd, 194 track box set collection chronicling his entire career from his first recordings in 1949. The life of riley 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kings accomplishments, and hearing him narrate it in his own voice makes it. The life of riley bb king tells the story of how an oppressed, orphaned young man influenced and earned the praise of the music industry and its following to carry the title of king of.
King performing at legendary music club pauls mall in boston circa 1978. Since he stopped performing last fall, this film will be the media source, by which everyone will look into his wonderful life. Directed by jon brewer and employing extensive archival footage the film documents kings upbringing on a plantation, the importance of the baptist church during these formative years and the racial fears of growing up in 1930s america. Kings story, which begins as an orphaned child working in a cotton field and ends with him playing headlining shows in the best clubs all over the globe, was given a fine film treatment in jon brewers bio documentary the life of riley, and this set is the soundtrack for that film. King s story, which begins as an orphaned child working in a cotton field and ends with him playing headlining shows in the best clubs all over the globe, was given a fine film treatment in jon brewers bio documentary the life of riley, and this set is the soundtrack for that film.
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To tie in to the film release universal music will be releasing an original soundtrack, bb king. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later blues electric guitar players king was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1987, and is. His music was first broadcast live on a memphis radio station wdia. Bb king tells the story of how an oppressed, orphaned young man influenced and earned the praise of the music industry and its following to carry the title of king of the blues. The life of riley is an engaging, albeit conventional, documentary about the life of blues legend, riley b. The life of riley examines the life of blues guitar legend through a sophisticated combination of.
The heartfelt contributions from a plethora of musics superstars were a vast. The life of riley ost, with songs from the film, on the 22nd october 2012. King for two years and completed it shortly before king died on may 14, 2015. Sep 27, 20 sunday, january 5 knight concert hall b. King life of riley dvd,the only documentary ever done on this last of the blues legends. King, we turn to this mighty documentary produced by the bbc.
King worked closely with director jon brewer for 2 years to create this powerful film. Watch bbc bb king the life of riley part1 series on dailymotion. A powerful, insightful and heartwarming feature documentary about legendary blues man, bb king. The life of riley docu 2012 1080p mbluray x264 fkkhd free epub, mobi, pdf ebooks download, ebook torrents download. The untold true american story of an orphan boy from the heart of the mississippi delta who rose to music stardom around the world and inspired a generation of fans against all odds. The life of riley sometimes grows a bit repetitive and its chronological. Joined by bono, eric clapton, bruce willis, ringo starr and others, including appearances by keith richards, mick jagger and president obama.
It is a great story about bb growing up on the cotton fields, to moving to memphis for the first time and how he became the best blues musician of all time. Great interviews with some of the biggest musicians and how bb influenced or touched their lives in any way. An intuitive and appealing documentary about the life of one of the worlds most recognised blues musicians, but bb king. King, undoubtedly one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, returns to miami. The life of riley, an american 1940s radio show, 1949 film, and 1950s tv series, all starring william bendix. While there are arguably better best ofs and anthologies, this is a wonderful way to relive the movie while cruising down the highway. The film tells the story of the life of the great bluesman and features contributions from, among. Narrated by morgan freeman, directed by jon brewer this visually stunning picture has an astounding list of contributors aside from king himself, bono, eric clapton, bruce willis, bonnie raitt, dr john, keith richards, bill wyman and appearances by mick jagger and. The life of riley is the untold true american story of an orphan boy from the heart of the mississippi delta who rose to music stardom around the world and. The life of riley about the film american masters pbs. In order to create as insightful a film as possible, director jon brewer worked closely with bb for. A good complication of music by the king of the blues, including his first single miss martha king 1949 dedicated to his wife. Lots of tidbits are here, from his childhood, his indianola playing days, and his work as a disc jockey.
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The life of riley, a feature documentary about king narrated by morgan freeman and directed by jon brewer, was released on october 15, 2012. Life of riley, a 2014 french film of ayckbourns play, directed by alain resnais. In 2000, the childrens show, between the lions, featured a singing character named b. Oct, 2012 t he great mississippiborn blues singer and guitarist bb king, was christened riley b king in 1925, which explains the comic title of this authoritative british documentary on his long. King, was one of the most influential and celebrated blues musicians of all time. Legend of bb king a blues guitar tribute for bb king 1925 to 2015 yorkieworsted. In order to create as insightful a film as possible, director jon brewer worked. Creativity media provided the sound mix for this documentary on legendary blues musician, bb king. Many would say that the united states is the country with the best actors but this is certainly not true. The featurelength film, directed by jon brewer for gfm films, features interviews with eric. The life of riley 2014 the life and music of bb king. Producerdirector jon brewer worked on the film with b. The film traces his life from his birth as riley b. The life of riley is the untold true american story of an orphan boy from the heart of the mississippi delta who rose to music stardom around the world.
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