Willie Dixon - I Am The Blues
MovieTitle | Willie Dixon - I Am The Blues |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Oct 21, 2002 |
Genre | Documentary, Music |
Director | Robert Schwartz |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Music Video Distributors |
Run time | 59 min. |
Willie Dixon: I Am the Blues captures the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member in the twilight of his career, during a 1984 concert with the Chicago Blues All-Stars in support. Among the highlights of the gig are a spunky rendition of Built For Comfort and the stirring, little-known composition Peace; its simplistic lyrics and heartfelt sentiments make it a bluesy first cousin to John Lennon's Give Peace A Chance. Interspersed with the great music are warm recollections from Dixon as he covers topics ranging from composing to his mid 1960s re-emergence in England via cover versions of his best material courtesy of The Rolling Stones and Cream (which featured long time admirer Eric Clapton).