"The Blues" Red, White and Blues (TV Episode 2003)

Red, White and Blues: Directed by Mike Figgis. With Ginger Baker, Chris Barber, Jeff Beck, Booker T. u0026 the M.G.s. Documenting the blues explosion in 1960’s England and it’s influence and reinterpretation by musicians at the time.

“Iu0026#39;ve seen this twice, and I could watch this episode in this 7-part documentary many more times, too. Of course, the fact that British (and a couple of Irish) guitarists and blues artists are mostly my favorites, explains why I loved watching and hearing this on TV and on now on DVD. I mean, for starters, what guitar fan doesnu0026#39;t revel in seeing Jeff Beck perform? Heu0026#39;s amazing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBeck and all the other British musicians, as itu0026#39;s pointed out a few times here – and verified by the great B.B. King – brought blues to the attention of the North American white kids. If it werenu0026#39;t for guys like John Mayall, a lot of guys like B.B. and Albert King, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, etc., etc., probably wouldnu0026#39;t have become famous. The British have done the same with early rock u0026#39;n roll, or u0026quot;rockabillyu0026quot; as it is labeled, and kept that alive, too. They must really appreciate music in the U.K. Well, I do, too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn this episode are some of the greats of the those British bluesmen, like Mayall, and Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Lonnie Donegan, Georgie Fame, Stevie Winwood, Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Van Morrison and a whole lot more. He doesnu0026#39;t do u0026quot;blues,u0026quot; was I was glad Abert Lee was included in this episode, too. Few people can u0026quot;picku0026quot; as well as Albert.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMost of these people are interviewed but arenu0026#39;t performing in here. However, some do and they are really good – Beck, Jones, the u0026quot;Abbey Road musicians,and u0026quot;Lulu.u0026quot; Wow, thereu0026#39;s a name (Lulu) I havenu0026#39;t heard in 40 years but this woman is some blues singer. She was a shock.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt was also great to see footage of many of these performers idols, such as Muddy Waters, Big Big Broonzy, Sister Rosetta Tharp and many more, some of them performing with u0026#39;60s stars like Mick Jagger of the Stones.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll of it is great stuff!”