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The Road to Memphis

Directed and Photographed by:  Richard Pearce

Produced and Recorded by:  Robert Kenner

Written by:  Robert Gordon

Co-Producer:  Melissa Adelson

Edited by:  Charlton McMillan

Associate Producers:  Robert Gordon, Jeff Scheftel

Sound:  Stuart Pearce

Featured Performers:  B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Ike Turner, Little Milton, Rosco Gordon

Interviews:  Bobby Rush, B.B. King, Rufus Thomas, Calvin Newborn, Hubert Sumlin, Rosco Gordon, Chris Spindel (WDIA program officer), Don Kern (WDIA Production Manager), Dr. Louis "Cannonball" Cantor, Cato Walker III, Little Milton Campbell, Sam Phillips, Ike Turner, Jim Dickinson

Featured Performers:  B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Ike Turner, Little Milton, Rosco Gordon

Archival Performances:  Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Rosco Gordon, Nat D. Williams, The Coasters, Fats Domino, Little Richard

 

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