Documentary Description
Documentary telling the story of what happened to blues music on its
journey from the southern states of America to the heart of British pop
and rock culture, providing an in-depth look at what this music really
meant to a generation of kids desperate for an antidote to their
experiences of living in post-war suburban Britain.
Narrated by Nigel Planer and structured in three parts, the first,
Born Under a Bad Sign, focuses on the arrival of American blues in
Britain in the late 50s and the first performances here by such legends
as Muddy Waters, Sonnie Terry and Brownie McGhee.
Part two, Sittin' on Top of the World, charts the birth of the first
British blues boom in the early 60s, spearheaded by the Rolling Stones
and groups such as the Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, the Animals and the
Pretty Things.
The final section, Crossroads, looks at the next, more hardcore
British blues boom of the mid-to-late 60s, with guitarists Eric Clapton
and Peter Green and the international dominance of their respective
bands, Cream and Fleetwood Mac.
Featuring archive performances and interviews with Keith Richards,
Paul Jones, Chris Dreja, Bill Wyman, Phil May, John Mayall, Jack Bruce,
Mick Fleetwood, Ian Anderson, Tony McPhee, Mike Vernon, Tom McGuinness,
Mick Abrahams, Dick Taylor, Val Wilmer, Chris Barber, Pete Brown, Bob
Brunning, Dave Kelly and Phil Ryan.
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