Film

The Road to Memphis

6.120031h 28mDocumentary Music

Director: Richard Pearce
Year: 2003

Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.

Top cast

Richard Pearce

Self

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Little Richard

Self (archive footage)

Fats Domino

Self (archive footage)

Directed by

Richard Pearce

Written by

Robert Gordon

Produced by

Robert Kenner