Sidemen: Long Road to Glory (2016)
Some journeys take a lifetime.
77 min
An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. The film captures some of the last interviews and their final live performances together, before their deaths in 2011. The historic live shows are accompanied by performances and personal insights from many of the blues and rock stars these legendary sidemen inspired including; Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Shemekia Copeland, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter.
- Release date
- March 11, 2016
- Country of origin
- United States, Iceland
Trailer
Cast
- Marc Maron as Narrator
- Pinetop Perkins as Self
- Hubert Sumlin as Self
- Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith as Self
- Gary Allegretto as Self
- Gregg Allman as Self
- Elvin Bishop as Self
- Sugar Blue as Self
- Joe Bonamassa as Self
- Halldor Bragason as Self
Crew
- Scott D. Rosenbaum · Director
- Jasin Cadic · Writer
- Scott D. Rosenbaum · Writer
- Jasin Cadic · Producer
- Tony Grazia · Producer
- Emmett James · Producer
- Scott D. Rosenbaum · Producer
- Robby Baumgartner · Cinematographer
- Daniel Marracino · Cinematographer
- Brian McAward · Cinematographer
- Declan Quinn · Cinematographer
- Bo Mehrad · Editor