BB plays and sings, but there's more of the latter than his famous guitar. Taken from the DVD "The Road to Memphis" (part of a series on the blues by Martin Scorsese)
BB at the Blues Foundation. Note his remeniscences in the middle of the song about wearing pasteboard in his shoes and when it rained he could feel the rocks he stepped on.
Robert Belfour live with self comment about when he was young. Hypnotic, yet intricate guitar work, expressive voice, perfect timing. The "unknown" artist in the extras on "Blues: The Road to Memphis" DVD.
http://www.snappe rmusic.com/theblues/ aboutfilms/pearce.ht ml
There was no mention of Robert Belfour in the credits (that I could see) nor on this page I just mentioned - very unfair!
Lulu with Jeff Beck, Peter King (sax),
Jon Cleary (piano).
This came from Red White & Blues: http://www.pbs.org/t heblues/aboutfilms/f iggis.html
The live Abbey Road sessions were the best part of the dvd but unfortunately there wasn't enough material included on it and a lot of it was cut.
Albino singer-songwriter from Mali, a direct descendant of the founder of the Mali Empire, outcast by his family and ostracized by the community because he was an albino.
How the blues has influenced today's music. From Africa, across the Atlantic, to the Mississippi Delta, on to Memphis, then to Chicago. "The Blues are the roots. Everything else is the fruits." - Willie Dixon