Lightning In a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues

Lightning In a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues
by Antoine Fuqua

Lightning In a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues
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Actor: Buddy Guy, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, James Blood Ulmer, Mavis Staples, Solomon Burke
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Brand: Sony
Producer: Alex Gibney
Producer: Jack Gulick
Producer: Jody Patton
Producer: Margaret Bodde
Producer: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Paul G. Allen
Producer: Susan Motamed
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures

DVD Reviews of Lightning In a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues

DVD Review: BB King & Friends
Summary: 5 Stars

One of the best blues collections ever. BB and Buddy are at the top of their game

DVD Review: Lightning in a Bottle
Summary: 5 Stars

Very fast and prompt service from the providing company. Excellent for the holiday rush. Recommend this to others. Thank you.

DVD Review: Why Was Chuck D. On This DVD
Summary: 3 Stars

Excellent line-up. At the end of the show all i could think was about all the great artists that could have been on the dvd, but had been left off because of the the lame CHUCK D.(C)RAP.

DVD Review: Great documentary!
Summary: 5 Stars

For anyone who loves the blues this DVD is a must. Taped live at a concert and following the evolution of the blues from days of slavery to the present, the music and performers are terrific. The back stories and rehearsal scenes are as good as the actual performances. Am getting a copy for a Christmas present after seeing it for the first time - can hardly wait to see what the reaction will be when we watch it on Christmas day.

DVD Review: The Best Blues Show Ever
Summary: 5 Stars

This is the best Blues show that I have ever seen. It tells the story literally with Huge Megatron TV's showing how the blues came about and the struggles of the Black Man. The performances are from some of the greatest Blues Singers in the world. Martin Scorcese made a masterpiece. I would highly recommend this DVD Video to anyone who loves the Blues.

Description of Lightning In a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues

On feb 7 2003 renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at ny citys radio city music hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion - the blues. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/26/2006 Starring: B.b. King John Fogerty Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13
Part concert, part history lesson, part summit meeting, and all blues, Lightning in a Bottle puts a bright spotlight on this quintessential American music. There are some heavy hitters at work here, both behind the camera (Martin Scorsese executive produced, while the film was directed by Antoine Fuqua of Training Day and King Arthur) and especially in front of it, with a superb house band and a mind-boggling array of musicians (including B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Solomon Burke, Keb' Mo', Macy Gray, the Neville Brothers, Robert Cray, and John Fogerty, to name but a few) performing at New York's Radio City Music Hall in February, 2003. The idea was to trace the music from its beginnings; thus we get an African song (by Angelique Kidjo), some early gospel blues (the great Mavis Staples), acoustic Delta blues, and so on, right up to blues-drenched electric rock and even some rap (a riveting version of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" by Chuck D.). Virtually all of the immortals who defined the blues (Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and even Jimi Hendrix, whose fiery style is re-enacted by Buddy Guy) enter the picture, either through vintage film clips or new performances of their songs. One might wish for more insight into the influence of the blues on jazz (Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit," sung here by India.Arie, is a fine song, but it's not a blues tune) or country, but overall, Lightning in a Bottle is an edifying and, most important, highly entertaining portrait of the music and its heritage. --Sam Graham

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