Without any of these guys we would never have had the Rolling Stones!

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About this project Sidemen: Long Road To Glory is an award-winning documentary film about the lives, legacies and music of bluesmen Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. The film is complete and has enjoyed a successful festival run since its world premiere at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. Though we cleared the music and footage rights to allow us to screen at festivals, we now need to clear those rights to allow for a worldwide release. With your support this can happen and we will be able to make the film available to music and movie fans around the world. In the process you will help to tell the incredible stories of these three remarkable men, preserve an important part of history and maybe, just maybe, help to get Hubert Sumlin elected to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.

Spreading the word about this fine documentary and the kickstarter campaign. The film is complete but they need to raise money to clear song rights etc so the film can be distributed.

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Trailer video: [youtu.be]

I posted about this yesterday.
Im an aquaintance of the director.
With out these guys there would never had been the Rolling Stones!

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Thanks!

It would have been a good idea to have a foreword/comment by someone involved with the Stones (K.Richards would have been the top, but also Bill Wyman, probably easier to approach). This would have augmented the interest in the project (I'm thinking of a DVD release) increasing sales, due to collectors interest.

The last time I contributed to a sidemen Kickstarter campaign, it never happened....what a waste....

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BluzDude
The last time I contributed to a sidemen Kickstarter campaign, it never happened....what a waste....

In that case do you get a refund?
(newbie KS question...)

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BluzDude
The last time I contributed to a sidemen Kickstarter campaign, it never happened....what a waste....

In that case do you get a refund?
(newbie KS question...)

No!

For those interested, this event is being streamed right now on Facebook: [www.facebook.com]



The Big House Museum and The Knight Foundation present the second installment of The Rock ‘N Roll Music Story Series – this time, we’ll be at The Douglass Theatre in beautiful downtown Macon! This event is free! Join us on Feb. 23 for a screening of “Sidemen: Long Road to Glory” and a special Q&A session with former ABB member CHUCK LEAVELL and Cowboy member TOMMY TALTON. You won’t want to miss out on this night!

[www.thebighousemuseum.com]

7 hours to go !


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Wow, hard to believe sumlin isn't in the rrhof.

They've done it

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They've done it

Great news!

Great news! Heard Elvis Costello stepped up and made a big donation.

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They've done it

Great news!

Great , they deserved it !

Blues Documentaries ‘Sidemen,’ ‘Two Trains Runnin’ Scheduled for August Release

Abramorama has acquired blues documentaries “Sidemen: Long Road To Glory” and “Two Trains Runnin'” for theatrical release in August.

Abramorama has become a specialist in handling long-form music documentaries, including Amir Bar-Lev’s “Long Strange Trip,” John Scheinfeld’s “Chasing Trane” and Ron Howard’s “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week — The Touring Years.” Earlier this year, the company announced a deal with Sword Rowe Capital to invest further in music driven films.

“These two films are powerful illustrations of how the blues, a great and original American art form, has resonated across the entire spectrum of life in this country throughout the past century,” said Richard Abramowitz, president of Abramorama. “Its impact on music and its confluence with social justice has been, and continues to be, profound and we’re proud to help bring these sterling examples out into the world.”

“Sidemen” is narrated by Marc Maron and centers on piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf sidemen. The film includes some of the last interviews and final live performances before their deaths in 2011.

“Sidemen” includes Gregg Allman, Joe Bonamassa, Shemekia Copeland, Warren Haynes, Robby Krieger, Joe Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Johnny Winter. The film is directed by Scott D. Rosenbaum and produced by Jasin Cadic, Tony Grazia, Emmett James, Joseph White and Rosenbaum, and executive produced by Alan Rudolph, Fabrizio Grossi and Pat Scalabrino.

“Two Trains Runnin'” explores the events that unfolded in Mississippi in the summer of 1964, when Freedom Summer coincided with the hunt for blues musicians Son House and Skip James. Common narrates the film which features the music by Gary Clark Jr., with performances by Lucinda Williams, Buddy Guy, Valerie June, and the North Mississippi Allstars.

Sam Pollard directed. The film is produced by Benjamin Hedin and Dava Whisenant and executive produced by Common, Derek Dudley, and John Beug.

[variety.com]