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Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

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  • Iceland,
  • United States
  • 2016
  • · 77m

Director Scott D. Rosenbaum
Cast John Landis, Marc Maron, Joe Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman

An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all sidemen for legendary blues artists. The film captures some of their last interviews and performances together, accompanied by performances and insights from some of the blues and rock stars they inspired.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

The film should prove catnip to music lovers, especially blues fans.

80

Variety by Joe Leydon

"Sidemen” is an exceptionally entertaining and captivating tribute to the men and their music — and that there’s more than enough of said music here to please blues aficionados and recruit converts.

70

Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen

It may have been a long road to glory, but seeing Perkins (then 97) and Smith (75) enthusiastically accept a 2011 Grammy for their album “Joined at the Hip,” it’s readily apparent that it was worth the trip.

70

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

“Sidemen” is about more than just legacy. Blessed with extensive interviews with their buoyant subjects (all three of whom died in 2011 within months of one another), Mr. Rosenbaum and his producer Jasin Cadic shape a narrative of professional insecurity and personal resilience.

70

Village Voice by Serena Donadoni

Sidemen seems at first like a didactic cultural corrective. It’s only when Rosenbaum digs into the trio’s life stories that their historic impact becomes clear:.

60

Wall Street Journal by John Anderson

A kind of blues song in its own right, Sidemen: Long Road to Glory is an affectionate attempt to showcase three major figures in the development of Chicago blues, musicians who spent their entire lives eclipsed by the oversized stars they played with.