When B.B. King pass away, members of his band came together to honor the great man by sharing their personal stories from the road.

WHEN B.B. KING PASSED AWAY, MEMBERS OF HIS BAND CAME
TOGETHER TO HONOUR THE GREAT MAN BY SHARING THEIR
PERSONAL STORIES FROM THE ROAD

B.B. King spent 65 years on the road, with hardly a break for more than a
few weeks' time, totalling some 18,000 performances. To say that there
were some more than memorable incidents over all these years would be a
massive understatement. Impossible to include all these anecdotes of the
numerous dedicated musicians and companions who lived and played with
the great BB King in Jon Brewer's highly acclaimed Documentary 'B.B.
King : The Life of Riley' featuring Morgan Freeman, this feature
documentary organically arose after the passing of King in 2015, when a
legion of his past band members, family and companions reached out in an
effort to share these stories from the numerous Tours over decades,
recounting the journey they shared with 'B.B.' through civil unrest, historical
moments in music and in stage, from 'Chitlin' Circuit to Stadiums with The
Rolling Stones and U2. A cinematic pictorial feast, featuring the story-telling
style that has established Brewer at the pinnacle of Documentary
filmmaking.

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Eric Clapton
•       Bono
•       Morgan Freeman
•       BB King
•       Bonnie Raitt
•       Bill Wyman
•       Buddy Guy
•       Joe Bonamassa
•       Derek Trucks
•       Susan Tedeschi
•       Joe Walsh
•       Ringo Starr
•       John Mayall
•       Leon Russell
•       Ronnie Wood

Director: Jon Brewer

Producer: Jon Brewer

Producers: Jon Brewer

Additional Details

Label: Cardinal Releasing RDP Ltd

Genre: Blues

Language: English

Run Time: 96 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/25/25

UPC: 760137174103