Albert King Movies
A live video shot at a 1982 New Jersey date by British blues icon John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers (which at the time included former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor), this concert turned out to be a summit meeting of some of the great names in blues when guitarists Albert King and Buddy Guy, harmonica player Junior Wells and singers Etta James and Sippie Wallace all showed up to sit in with the band. The result was a blues lover's dream show, with Albert, Buddy and Mick swapping fiery solos, Sippie and Etta wailing as only they can, and Junior adding his trademark harp attack. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
The mercurial blues guitarist Albert King was one of the strongest and most distinctive musicians ever produced, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix were just two of the many players who cited him as a major influence. Albert King: Live in Sweden preserves a gig King taped for Swedish television in 1980. Songs include "The Sky Is Crying," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Cadillac Assembly Line," "Cold Woman with a Warm Heart," and more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
This is a filmed documentary of a black music festival held on August 20, 1972 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, sponsored by Stax Records and Schlitz Beer. The L.A./Watts riots demonstrated the community's urgent needs to the black show-business community. All the proceeds from the concert and this movie went to charity. Among the better-known performers were Isaac Hayes, The Emotions, The Staple Singers, Little Milton and Luther Ingram. Richard Pryor, at the peak of his form, hosts and provides scatological and satiric comic relief. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1971
- R
Italian director Pier Pasolini tells four of the Chaucer tales in this graphic and satirical picture that chronicles the 14th-century's social, sexual, and religious standards in England. In Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, this second entry follows The Decameron and precedes The Arabian Nights. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
On April 28, 2007, Houston-born blues guitarist Vince Converse, former Savoy Brown vocalist Nathaniel Peterson, guitarist Jon Paris, and Scandinavian bluesman Clas Yngstrom descend upon the New York stage for the once-in-a-lifetime all-star jam that would set the blues world ablaze. In this release featuring the performance in its entirety, fans who weren't able to make the show in person can now experience just what it was like to witness blues history in the making. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vince Converse, Nathaniel Peterson, (more)
