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The Road to Memphis

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Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.

Date: 05/05/2003
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Richard Pearce, B.B. King, Little Richard, Fats Domino

Richard Pearce

B.B. King as Self (archive footage) in The Road to Memphis B.B. King

Little Richard as Self (archive footage) in The Road to Memphis Little Richard

Fats Domino as Self (archive footage) in The Road to Memphis Fats Domino