Sidemen: Long Road To Glory (2016)
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.
Director: Scott D. Rosenbaum
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Gregg Allman as |
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Guy Davis as Self |
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John Landis as |
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Marc Maron as Narrator (voice) |
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Joe Perry as |
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Bonnie Raitt as |
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Pinetop Perkins as |
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Hubert Sumlin as |
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Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith as |
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Shemekia Copeland as |
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Susan Tedeschi as |
| Directing | Scott D. Rosenbaum | Director |
| Writing | Jasin Cadic | Writer |
| Writing | Scott D. Rosenbaum | Writer |
| Production | Jasin Cadic | Producer |
| Production | Tony Grazia | Producer |
| Production | Emmett James | Producer |
| Production | Scott D. Rosenbaum | Producer |
| Production | Joseph White | Producer |
| Editing | Bo Mehrad | Editor |