The Best BB King At Sing Sing Prison. The Complete Show.
So many of my subscribers and others have asked me to post this. It seemed to me to be the right time to post BB King for all. The concert in Sing Sing prison that day was a classic. No one was sure that it would happen- that the prison guards or the state of New York would block it, although the warden had given us permission. BB King came with his complete 26 piece band because he wanted to be there. It was a time when prisons began allowing outsiders to perform. Johnny Cash had done this at Folsom Prison shortly before. My experience with BB King was extraordinary. A true gentleman. Humble. And always working hard as a musician to get better. Never letting his fame overwhelm him.
But really, it doesn't matter whether or not you are a blues music lover. I have shown this film to audiences of all kinds, all creeds, all races and religions and ages, and the same reaction occurs. People can sense the greatness of BB King, his humanity, his sense of himself and his purpose, his love for people whoever and wherever they are. He came to this prison on that day so long ago to connect with folks who he could identify with. And he did. And the reaction to him as shown in this film is beautiful.
As for the inmates in the prison? There was some rough and bad folks for sure. I met them. But they were many who admitted to their crimes and were paying their dues and were in their own ways honorable people. I could depend on them and this film could not have been made without them.
9 июн 2020
