Lightning in a Bottle
Lightning in a Bottle

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Beginning with a stirring African folk song (Zélié performed by Angélique Kidjo) the roots are established and rapidly swell into a trunk thickened by the hardships of the Great Depression (Gamblin' Man performed by David 'Honeyboy' Edwards) and the oppression of segregation (Jim Crow Blues performed by Odetta). Finally, this Blues family tree shows off vibrant new growth as it reveals the Blues' influence on our modern wealth of talented musicians (Midnight Special perfor... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Lightning in a Bottle:

Gregg Allman
Solomon Burke
Bill Cosby
Chuck D
Buddy Guy
Levon Helm

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Beginning with a stirring African folk song (Zélié performed by Angélique Kidjo) the roots are established and rapidly swell into a trunk thickened by the hardships of the Great Depression (Gamblin' Man performed by David 'Honeyboy' Edwards) and the oppression of segregation (Jim Crow Blues performed by Odetta). Finally, this Blues family tree shows off vibrant new growth as it reveals the Blues' influence on our modern wealth of talented musicians (Midnight Special performed by John Fogerty and Hound Dog done by Macy Gray). Ruth Brown gives Blll Cosby a full-throttle serenade (and a playful smoldering gaze), along with Mavis Staples and Natalie Cole. Angélique Kidjo persuades Buddy Guy to an unforgettable rendition of 'Voodoo Child,' shortly before Bonnie Raitt and Robert Cray accompany B.B. King and Lucille for the final number, 'Paying the Cost to be the Boss.' This documentary presents to the audience, with authority and candor, an authentic history of this musical form. The highly esteemed elders of this musical family are exemplary in their humbleness toward one another, rich with decades of shared memories; and their performances are of a quality rarely seen in modern times. These men and women are true artisans, yet they continue to generously pass their legacy down to select members of each musical generation. Those who grew up on this music find themselves performing on the stage with the very heroes who served as their earliest inspiration. Legends, such as Ruth Brown, Honeyboy Edwards, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, B.B. King, Howling Wolf, and Buddy Guy, gave the world a double helping of their genius-first with song and secondly as the spirit which supplies the continuation of their art: in such artists as Natalie Cole, Jimmie Vaughan, John Fogerty, Macy Gray, Alison Krause, and Bonnie Raitt.

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Christian Science Monitor - 10/10 by David SterrittSee it with an open heart and a tapping toe.
Baltimore Sun - 9/10 by Michael SragowLightning in a Bottle has breadth, both in its multitude of perspectives and its spectrum of performances.
Chicago Tribune - 9/10 by Michael WilmingtonA movie which, like all the best blues, makes good times out of bad times, makes smiles out of hurt, makes tears taste like honey.
Austin Chronicle - 9/10 by Marc SavlovAs concert films go, this is heady stuff.
Miami Herald - 8/10 by Howard CohenIf you haven't caught Lightning on PBS already, find a theater with a good sound system, sit back and be grateful the music endures.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 8/10 by Liam LaceyComes alive with the more relaxed performances from its senior set.
San Francisco Chronicle - 8/10 by Joel SelvinThe end result is something like the best blues festival anyone could have thrown last year, although Lightning in a Bottle falls a fair piece short of its own lofty goal.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 8/10 by Bill WhiteDespite some iffy moments, Lighting is the closest one to get to the music from which, as Hubert Sumlin notes, "there is no retiring. You stay with it until the end."
New York Daily News - 8/10 by Jack MathewsFuqua's passion for the music comes through in the clear, unobtrusive style of the film, which mixes generous footage of the event's performances with interviews and archival footage, all adding up to a luscious historical snapshot of one America's original art forms.
New York Post - 8/10 by Megan LehmannA joyous, toe-tapping celebration of a musical style born of sorrow.

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