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Cast

Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman

Guy Davis

Guy Davis

Self

John Landis

John Landis

Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Narrator (voice)

Joe Perry

Joe Perry

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt

Pinetop Perkins

Pinetop Perkins

Hubert Sumlin

Hubert Sumlin

Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Shemekia Copeland

Shemekia Copeland

Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi

Crew

Scott D. Rosenbaum

Scott D. Rosenbaum

Director

Jasin Cadic

Jasin Cadic

Writer

Scott D. Rosenbaum

Scott D. Rosenbaum

Writer

Jasin Cadic

Jasin Cadic

Producer

Tony Grazia

Tony Grazia

Producer

Emmett James

Emmett James

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Scott D. Rosenbaum

Scott D. Rosenbaum

Producer

Joseph White

Joseph White

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Bo Mehrad

Bo Mehrad

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Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

20167.2 / 1077 min
Documentary, Music

Overview

Some journeys take a lifetime.

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.