Red, White and Blues - on DVD
March 16 2005, in 5.1 Surround Sound

Director Mike Figgis joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America. Mike Figgis' film examines the circumstances of this vibrant period. A series of musical interviews with the key players of the blues movement is augmented with a live session at the famous Abbey Road recording studios. The results are electrifying.

Says Figgis: "I'm interested in why there was such excitement about this black music among Europeans. To that end, I've put together a group of these musicians, augmenting the line-up with some younger talent as well. Hopefully the resulting recording session of some blues standards, and the discussions that follow, shine some light on why at a particular moment the blues was reinterpreted abroad and reintroduced in a new form that was universally embraced."