B.B. KingFilmography

Soundstage: B.B. King

Actors: B.B. King, Terrence Howard, Solange, Richie Sambora

Synopsis: This musical program captures blues guitarist and industry legend B.B. King in a concert featuring guest appearances by Terrence Howard, Solange, and Richie Sambora. Some songs featured in the program include "The Thrill Is Gone" and "One Kind Favor." ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

Actors: Scotty Moore, B.B. King, Les Paul, Duane Eddy, Peter Frampton

Synopsis: This documentary follows the life of the electric guitar, probably the most vital instrument in the invention of rock and roll. Through interviews with prominent guitarists like Les Paul and B.B. King, the program chronicles the invention and evolution of the instrument, examining how its sound Read More

B.B. King: Live

Actors: B.B. King

Synopsis: The concert release B.B. King: Live finds the titular bluesman performing an electric set before a live audience, accompanied by his trademark guitar "Lucille" and his B.B. King Backup Band. Selections include "The Thrill is Gone," "Key to the Highway," "Just Like a Woman," "Guess Who," and "Don't Read More

Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Actors: Eric Clapton

Synopsis: Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 offers footage from that edition of the annual charity event. This particular line-up includes performances by Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, and Willie Nelson, as well as Clapton himself paying homage to his dear friend George Harrison. ~ Perry Seibert, All Read More

History Makers: Faith

Synopsis: Bear witness to the remarkable power of faith as Russell Simmons' Higher Self series brings home the tales of fourteen African-American achievers to credit their success to a higher power. From Essence editor-in-chief Susan L. Taylor's inspirational success story to legendary blues man B.B. King's Read More

Lightning in a Bottle

Actors: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Ruth Brown, Solomon Burke, Ben Cauley, Natalie Cole

Synopsis: The United States Congress named 2003 the "Year of the Blues" as part of an initiative by several musical education groups to make more Americans aware of the history and heritage of blues music, one of America's most important homegrown art forms. To kick off this celebration of the blues, a Read More

Antone's: Home of the Blues

Synopsis: When the biggest names in the blues come out to play, they always know that there's a good time to be had at Antone's. In this release, the history of the legendary Austin, Texas club is explored through detailed interviews with those who kept the music coming throughout the years. Featured Read More

The Blues: Red, White & Blues

Actors: Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, John Porter, Humphrey Lyttelton

Synopsis: Part of The Blues documentary film series on PBS, Red, White & Blues is directed by British filmmaker Mike Figgis. This installment explores the impact of black American blues music on mostly white audiences in the U.K., who then reintroduced the style to mainstream America during the British Read More

B.B. King: Live By Request

Actors: B.B. King

Synopsis: Legendary Bluesman B.B. King performs before an enthusiastic New York City crowd on this concert film that originally aired on the A&E cable network. The fourteen song setlist includes "The Thrill Is Gone," "When Love Comes to Town," "Let the Good Times Roll," and "Bad Case of Love." Ace guitarist Read More

The Blues: The Road to Memphis

Actors: B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Ike Turner, Little Milton, Rosco Gordon

Synopsis: Part of The Blues documentary film series on PBS, The Road to Memphis is directed by Richard Pearce. This installment explores the movement from the Mississippi Delta to Memphis, TN, during the early '50s. This generation of artists went from working in the cotton fields to playing on the radio Read More

Honeyboy

Actors: David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Willie Foster, B.B. King, Wayman Meeks

Synopsis: Born in the rural American South in 1915, bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards went on to live a long and eventful life, unlike his more famous contemporary Robert Johnson. In this 2002 documentary, filmmaker Scott Taradash offers a look at the life and career of Edwards, from his struggles as an Read More

American Roots Music, Episode 3: The Times They are A-Changin'

Crew: Commentary

Synopsis: The Times, They Are A-Changing follows the development of roots music during the '50s and '60s. During the late '50s, a folk revival swept the United States. Rooted in the work of folklorists and musicians from the '30s and '40s, the revival spread to mainstream America when the Kingston Trio Read More

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

Actors: Sting, Cheb Mami, George Clinton, Mary J. Blige

Synopsis: This concert documentary, originally shown in the big-definition, giant-screen IMAX process, offers a glimpse of some of pop music's biggest stars working their magic on stage and discussing their craft behind the scenes. The Dave Matthews Band teams up with soul music legend Al Green for a Read More

American Roots Music, Episode 2: This Land was Made for You and Me

Crew: Commentary

Synopsis: This Land Was Made for You & Me follows the development of American roots music from the 1930s to the 1950s. During the '30s, a number of folklorists began collecting traditional music in field recordings. John and Alan Lomax "discovered" African-American folksinger Huddie Ledbetter, known as Read More

Rock Icons: Guitar Gods

Synopsis: Some of rock's greatest guitarists of the 1960s and '70s show off their chops in this video, which collects performances from the German pop music show Beat Club. Selections include "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix, "Johnny B. Goode" by Johnny Winter, "Peter Gunn" by Duane Eddy, "Definitely Maybe" by Read More

The Mick Fleetwood Story: Two Sticks and a Drum

Synopsis: Mick Fleetwood had been playing drums with British blues pioneer John Mayall when he and a fellow Mayall sideman, bassist John McVie, decided to form a band of their own in 1967. Fleetwood Mac started out as a blues-rock outfit, with ace guitarist Peter Green, and they even recorded with the Read More

BET on Jazz: The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King

Synopsis: Join king of the blues B.B. King and his guitar Lucille for a Studio II performance in BET on Jazz: The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King. In this episode of Black Entertainment Television's Jazz Central series, the legendary King entertains viewers with his trademark vocal and guitar styles. The Read More

Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo

Synopsis: Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world's best-known classical tenors, both headlines and plays host for this special concert, held to benefit War Child, a charitable organization which provides relief for children orphaned by war. Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo features Pavarotti Read More

Species II

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza

Synopsis: In the science-fiction thriller Species (1995), Natasha Hentsridge appeared as the beautiful but deadly Sil, a human-alien DNA combo. In this sequel, Hentsridge portrays Eve, a government experiment concocted to gain an understanding of how to combat future aliens, while Michael Madsen and Marg Helgenberger Read More

Blues Brothers 2000

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, Evan Bonifant, Nia Peeples

Synopsis: Dan Aykroyd and John Landis teamed to script this sequel to The Blues Brothers (1980), which they also co-scripted. With Landis once again at the helm as director, Aykroyd re-creates his role of rhythm-and-blues man Elwood Blues, and the film's numerous R&B performances and production numbers Read More

When We Were Kings

Actors: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, B.B. King, Norman Mailer

Synopsis: In 1974, boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman came to the still-emerging and politically unstable African nation of Zaire for what Ali called the "Rumble in the Jungle," a highly publicized world heavyweight championship fight. Documentarian Leon Gast flew to Zaire to film both the fight and a Read More

Touched By an Angel: Indigo Angel

Synopsis: Monica (Roma Downey) has somehow landed an emcee gig at Club Indigo, once the greatest blues club in St. Louis, but now a seedy dive on the verge of bankruptcy. Despite the admonitions of his money-hungry grandson Zach (Geoffrey Nauffts), club owner Sam Brown (Hal Linden) insists upon keeping the Read More

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Bourgie Sings the Blues

Synopsis: Turned down for one job after another, Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) doesn't think he can take another rejection, and tries to wriggle out of an upcoming interview with Princeton University. In desperation, our "runaway yuppie" goes to a local blues bar to drown his sorrows--leaving Will (Will Smith) Read More

B.B. King: Blues Summit Concert

Actors: B.B. King

Synopsis: One of the great guitarists of postwar blues, B.B. King teams up with an impressive roster of fellow blues legends in this concert video. B.B. King: Blues Summit Concert includes guest appearances by Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Irma Thomas, Albert Collins, Ruth Brown, and Joe Louis Walker Read More

VH1: My Generation - Guitar Legends

Mr. Bluesman

Heart and Souls

Actors: Robert Downey, Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore

Synopsis: Director Ron Underwood follows up his crowd-pleasing hit City Slickers (1991) with this likable, feel-good comedy drama about a selfish businessman who discovers that he's permanently being followed by a group of ghosts. In 1959, a bus accident links the spirits of four fatally injured passengers Read More

Blues Masters: The Essential History of the Blues, Vol. 2

Synopsis: Follow the development of blues with footage of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Witherspoon, Billie Holiday, Ida Cox, Big Mama Thornton, Joe Turner, Joe Williams and B.B. King. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

B.B. King: Live at Montreux 1993

Actors: B.B. King

Synopsis: This concert release from the legendary blues musician B.B. King captures a live performance recorded at Montreux in 1993. Some of the songs featured in the program include Let the Goodtimes Roll, When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around), All Over Again, and many more. ~ Cammila Albertson Read More

Rabbit Ears: John Henry

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Synopsis: Rabbit Ears productions lovingly embraces the classic story of the underdog in Rabbit Ears: John Henry. By using well-known actors and musicians as narrators, Rabbit Ears makes this age-old tale accessible and relevant. Denzel Washington narrates, but the real star is the music of guitarist B.B. King Read More

B.B. King: Live at the Apollo

Synopsis: One of the world's greatest blues guitarists shows off his trademark style for a sold-out crowd at New York's legendary Apollo Theater on this concert video. B.B. King: Live at the Apollo features King and his big band strutting their stuff on such classics as "The Thrill Is Gone", "Since I Met Read More

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: Gatemouth Moore

Actors: B.B. King, Al Green, Rufus Thomas, Rev. Benjamin Hooks

Synopsis: Review the life of a former musician who saw the light and became a preacher. He discusses the differences in his life between then and now. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Shalom Sesame: Kids Sing Israel (Grouches Don't)

Married... With Children: Look Who's Barking

Synopsis: The Bundys' pet dog Buck brings home a female pooch to meet the family. Big mistake! Before long the Bundys are lavishing all their attention on the girl dog, leaving Buck in the cold. Meanwhile, Al Bundy demands cheesecake--not just any cheesecake, but a very special cherry cheesecake found only Read More

B.B. King: Blues Master - Highlights

Synopsis: This compilation features excerpts from three of the videos in the Blues Master guitar series, though this particular DVD is not as much a how-to manual as it is a tribute to The B.B. King Band. With the focus on performance and entertaining anecdotes rather than technical instruction, B.B. King Read More

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!

Synopsis: In celebration of Peanuts' 40th anniversary, You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown provides a history of the long-running comic strip, beginning with its birth in the 1960s. Among the footage includes clips from Broadway's highly successful production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, interviews Read More

The Cosby Show: Not Everybody Loves the Blues

Synopsis: B.B. King guest stars as legendary blues singer Riley Jackson, the lifelong idol of Theo Huxtable (Malcolm-Jamal Warner). Thrilled to discover that Jackson is an old friend of his grandparents Russell and Anna, Theo ends up seeking advice from Riley on an affair of the heart. This leads to a Read More

Yakety Yak: Take It Back

Synopsis: An informative presentation that includes a guide to recycling. Includes an information booklet and stars a large group of celebrities. Bugs Bunny, B.B. King, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler and many others are here to spread the word. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

The Legends of Rock & Roll

Les Paul & Friends: He Changed the Music

Percy Mayfield: Poet Laureate of the Blues

U2: Rattle and Hum

Actors: U2

Synopsis: This excellent documentary follows the Irish group U2 on their concert tour of the United States in support of their seventh album {^Joshua Tree}. The politically involved rock quartet sets their sights on American musical influences, previously ignored. They quickly immerse themselves in the Read More

Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey through the '60s

Synopsis: This musical extravaganza features the sights and sounds of the sixties and archival footage of some of the most brilliant musical performers, like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, CSNY, The Dead and many others - raw and uncensored. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Amazon Women on the Moon

Actors: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher, Griffin Dunne, Steve Guttenberg

Synopsis: The 1987 portmanteau comedy feature Amazon Women on the Moon lampoons several film genres in general and the 1954 sci-fi cheapie Cat Women of the Moon in particular. Other sketches in Amazon Women include an opening bit with Arsenio Hall; a vignette titled "Son of the Invisible Man" wherein a Read More

B.B. King and Friends: A Night of Red Hot Blues

Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die

Spies Like Us

Actors: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, Donna Dixon, Bruce Davison

Synopsis: Director John Landis helmed this Cold War farce starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase as Austin Millbarge and Emmett Fitz-Hume -- two loser misfits who dwell in the lower ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. Convinced despite much evidence to the contrary that they're prime secret agent Read More

B.B. King: Live at Nick's

Synopsis: Blues guitar legend B.B. King serves up a hefty portion of his trademark cool, but firey, string-bending solos in this home video release, which features King and his band knocking out the audience at a club date in Dallas, TX. Selections include "The Thrill Is Gone," "Everyday I Have the Blues," Read More

Blues 1

Synopsis: Discover the birth of the blues with Brock Peters. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

James Brown and His Very Special Guest B.B. King

Actors: James Brown, B.B. King

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner, Stephanie Faracy, Lee Grant, Hal Linden

Synopsis: When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? has been presented often as a stage play by amateur theatrical groups. Evangelist-turned-actor Marjoe Gortner plays Teddy, a cracked Vietnam vet who holds the denizens of a Texas roadside diner hostage at gunpoint. Candy Clark plays Cheryl, his zoned-out hippie Read More

Good Mornin' Blues

Synopsis: The history of an American art form unfurls in the one-hour documentary Good Mornin' Blues. Legendary performer B.B. King narrates this journey from the Mississippi Delta to the warfront. Told through the voices and songs of the musicians themselves, the film includes Bukka White, Big Joe Read More

Captain & Tennille: Songbook

Actors: Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille

Synopsis: Most famous for their blockbuster hit singles "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That to Me One More Time," the soft rock team of Captain and Tennille (husband and wife Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille) peaked in popularity from 1975 through 1976; they performed for the likes of Gerald Ford, swept Read More

Sanford and Son: Fred Sings the Blues

Actors: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, B.B. King, Don Bexley

Synopsis: Although he passes on performing songs written by Fred (Redd Foxx), the great B.B. King (playing himself) gives Fred a book, which explains why King starting singing the blues. Turns out that King has been nursing a broken heart ever since he lost his sweetheart to another man. According to the Read More

All You Need is Love: The Story of Popular Music: Who's That Comin'? (The Blues)

Actors: B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Leadbelly, Memphis Slim

Synopsis: In this installment in the All You Need Is Love documentary series, filmmakers examine blues music, a style that developed around the 1910's, following the inventions of ragtime and jazz, but eventually becoming one of the most influential forces on the creation of rock and roll. ~ Cammila Read More

Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Blue...

Synopsis: Personal account of blues experiences from B.B. King and inmates of Mississippi's Parchman Prison ~ All Movie Guide Read More

B.B. King: Live in Africa

Synopsis: When Muhammad Ali and George Foreman staged their heavyweight title fight in Zaire in 1974, a three-day music festival was held in tandem with the bout, and headliner B.B. King proved why he's regarded as the world's premier blues guitarist with this dynamic concert performed for an audience of Read More

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

Actors: Joan Baez, B.B. King, Mimi Farina

Synopsis: This music documentary records a concert given on November 23, 1972, at Sing Sing prison in upstate New York. Among the performers shown are the Voices of East Harlem, Joan Baez, B.B. King, Jimmy Walker, and Mimi Farina. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide Read More

Black Rodeo

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Woody Strode

Synopsis: This strange, disjointed feature film boasts a performance by Muhammed Ali as himself, clowning his way around a Black rodeo held near Harlem at Randall's Island, NY. Among the features of this film is an extended discussion by actor Woody Strode on the long-suppressed history of the Black Cowboy. Read More

B.B. King and Joan Baez: Live at Sing Sing

Actors: B.B. King, Joan Baez

One Night Stand: Lionel Hampton and an All-Star Jazz Ensemble

Actors: Lionel Hampton

Synopsis: This program features a performance by jazz great Lionel Hampton, along with some of his famous musical colleagues. Lionel Hampton was the first musician to use the vibraphone -- the vibes -- as a jazz instrument. A member of Benny Goodman's jazz quartet in the 1030's, Hampton formed his own big Read More

Medicine Ball Caravan

Synopsis: Medicine Ball Caravan is a scaled-down Woodstock-ish rock concert documentary. Director Francois Reichenbach followed a large troupe of performers known as the Caravan as they made a nationwide tour in 1970. The avowed purpose was to preach a doctrine of Peace and Love, but most people came to Read More

Otis Rush: Mastering Chicago Blues Guitar

Synopsis: What can you say about a musician who breaks into the R & B Top Ten with his first record? Nothing more than, "Can I learn from him?" You can, now that Otis Rush got together with Hot Licks Video. With his unique West Side style, Rush sits down to teach about the Chicago brand of the blues. Read More

B.B. King: Blues Master [Video Series]

B.B. King: Blues Master, Vol. 1

Synopsis: Warner Bros. presents this program featuring legendary musician B.B. King. Famous for his trademark guitar, Lucille, and songs like "The Thrill Is Gone," King offers viewers explanations of the elements behind his unique sound. From the tools he uses to the way he picks and bends the strings, King Read More

B.B. King: Blues Master, Vol. 2

Walking with the Kings an All-Star Blues Jam

Crew: Featured Music

Actors: Vince Converse, Nathaniel Peterson, Jon Paris, Clas Yngstrom

Synopsis: On April 28, 2007, Houston-born blues guitarist Vince Converse, former Savoy Brown vocalist Nathaniel Peterson, guitarist Jon Paris, and Scandinavian bluesman Clas Yngstrom descend upon the New York stage for the once-in-a-lifetime all-star jam that would set the blues world ablaze. In this Read More

Chuck Berry: Maybellene

Actors: Paul Anka, B.B. King, Bob Weir, Ronnie Wood

Synopsis: Chuck Berry: Maybellene, a part of the Songs That Changed the World series, details how the legendary rock single fused styles in order to create a sound that provided the blueprint for much of the rock and roll that followed. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

B.B. King: Blues Master, Vol. 3