A One Night History of theiBlues
On February 7, 2003. Renowned artists across music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York Cities Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion: the blues. Shared with thousands of fans in attendance, legendary performers from the roots of rock, jazz, and rap joined forces for a once-in-a-lifetime salute to the blues benefit concert whose proceeds when to musical education.
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Antoine Fuqua, LIGHTING IN A BOTTLE captures the nights magic and weaves a history of blues though the juxtaposition of performers, backstage interviews, rehearsals, and archival clips of some of the greatest names in American music, from blues royalty like Buddy Guy and B.B. King, to their musical heirs ranging from John Fogerty and Bonnie Raitt to Mos Def and India.Arie.
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