From Plantation to Stardom B B King's Journey to the Blues Scene 

From Plantation to Stardom B B King's Journey to the Blues Scene
B.B. King and his journey. King suspected that he could make more money playing guitar than driving a tractor on a plantation Like lots of other musicians he headed up Highway 61 to Memphis and began to play on street corners and clubs around Beale Street.
From the Documentary American Roots Music. A 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others.
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