A powerful, insightful and heartwarming feature documentary about legendary blues man, bb king. The life of riley original motion picture soundtrack spotify. You most probably dont know that in many movies that actually got the oscar, played various british actors, actors that are simply the best. With the full cooperation of the bb king museum, owners of vaults and archives so precious and immense, that several trips had to be made to america to revisit the collection and partake of it. The life of riley soundtrack from 2014, composed by b. King the life of riley the soundtrack 2012, cd discogs. An intuitive and appealing documentary about the life of one of the worlds most recognised blues musicians, but bb king. The life of riley official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd narrated by morgan freeman, b. The life of riley cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The life of riley 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. King has defined the blues for a worldwide audience. King performing at legendary music club pauls mall in boston circa 1978.
Creativity media provided the sound mix for this documentary on legendary blues musician, bb king. Great interviews with some of the biggest musicians and how bb influenced or touched their lives in any way. Many would say that the united states is the country with the best actors but this is certainly not true. Bonamassa recalls the thrill of hearing the familiar intro delivered by kings nephew, walter. Since he started recording in the 1940s, he has released over fifty albums, many of them classics. Joined by bono, eric clapton, bruce willis, ringo starr and others, including appearances by keith richards, mick jagger and president obama. Riley b kings childhood, upbringing and teenage years brought him more than their fair share of tragedy and uncertainty that, while not twisting him into adulthood bitterness, nevertheless had a profound effect on his life that followed. The life of riley original motion picture soundtrack 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. Listen to your favorite songs from the life of riley original motion picture soundtrack by b. King worked closely with director jon brewer for 2 years to create this powerful film. King life of riley dvd,the only documentary ever done on this last of the blues legends. John, keith richards and bill wyman, as well as appearances by mick jagger and president obama.
Great interviews with some of the biggest musicians and. There is always one more time is the thirtysecond studio album by. Filmed on location all over america as well as in the united kingdom, this picture brings to life the heat and ginsoaked plantations where it all began. The life of riley, an american 1940s radio show, 1949 film, and 1950s tv series, all starring william bendix. May 15, 2015 riley b king s childhood, upbringing and teenage years brought him more than their fair share of tragedy and uncertainty that, while not twisting him into adulthood bitterness, nevertheless had a profound effect on his life that followed. Bb king was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen.
All tracks composed by joe sample and will jennings. 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 president obama. The life of riley original motion picture soundtrack. 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 2014 the life and music of bb king. 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 inspired a generation of fans against all odds. 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 film tells the story of the life of the great bluesman and features contributions from, among. The life of riley is the untold true american story of an orphan boy from the heart of the mississippi delta who. The life of riley original motion picture soundtrack by b. The invaluable and definitive autobiography of the last great bluesman, bb king. 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.
The only documentary ever done on the last of the blues legends. In 1930, his father left the family, and his mother married another man. Life of riley will be showing across across the uk on the 15th october 2012. Oct 07, 2012 watch the trailer to the new documentary bb king. The life of riley, a 2014 documentary directed by english jon brewer. Bb king the life of riley is the muchlauded feature documentary film on the extraordinary life of blues legend b. Director jon brewer worked on the film with king, and with the cooperation of the b. Bb king guitar lesson bb s vibrato, bending and stretching with bb. We look back at his most incredible life, with a little help from his friends. Life of riley, a 2014 french film of ayckbourns play, directed by alain resnais. King the middle initial apparently did not stand for anything was born on sept. Bbc bb king the life of riley part1 video dailymotion. King was raised by his maternal grandmother elnora farr in kilmichael, mississippi.
The documentary includes neverbeforeseen interviews with rock legends including u2s bono, eric clapton, carlos santana, ringo starr and many others. That, combined with the fast shuffle and the horn stabs as bb walked on stage, was enough to convince this kid on may 24, 1990 that a life in the blues was for me. Great britain is one of the countries that gave us and still does amazing actors as well as amazing movies. The life of riley features the legendary bluesman and guitarists opening up about his very difficult childhood, and explaining how. He was born september 16, 1925, on a plantation in itta bena, mississippi, near indianola. Still waiting on distribution possibilities for other countries. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. King is without a doubt the single most important blues guitarist of the last half century. The life of riley official trailer 1 2014 documentary. Narrated by morgan freeman and directed by jon brewer, this visually stunning picture has an astounding list of contributors aside from king himself, including bono, eric clapton, bruce willis, bonnie raitt, dr. King and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. 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. The featurelength film, directed by jon brewer for gfm films.
Oct 29, 2012 listen to your favorite songs from the life of riley original motion picture soundtrack by b. In order to create as insightful a film as possible, director jon brewer worked closely with bb for. King was born in a cabin on a cotton plantation outside of berclair, mississippi, to albert king and nora ella farr on september 16, 1925. King, was one of the most influential and celebrated blues musicians of all time. King there is always one more time download flac album. Apr 06, 2017 bbc bb king the life of riley part 2 series. The heartfelt contributions from a plethora of musics superstars were a vast. The life of riley features the legendary bluesman and guitarists opening up about his very difficult childhood, and explaining how his early struggles helped shape his musical output.
The life of riley about the film american masters pbs. Legend of bb king a blues guitar tribute for bb king 1925 to 2015 yorkieworsted. Watch bbc bb king the life of riley part1 series on dailymotion. King, born september 16, 1925, near itta bena, mississippi, u. There are differing accounts of dates and the exact chronology of events, but the story remains. The life of riley sometimes grows a bit repetitive and its chronological.
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. 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. Bb king the life of riley trailer deutsch german kinostart. Bb king tells the story of how an oppressed, orphaned young man influenced and earned. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Ladies and gentlemen, the king of the blues, mr bb king. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Released by universal music in 2012 containing music from b. 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. Jun 12, 2015 bonamassa recalls the thrill of hearing the familiar intro delivered by kings nephew, walter.
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