Screening of BONNIE BLUE: JAMES COTTON’S LIFE IN THE BLUES
Followed by a live performance by:
James Montgomery Band w/ Special Guests
Jon Butcher, Johnny A, Willie J. Laws, Christine Ohlman
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ABOUT BONNIE BLUE: JAMES COTTON’S LIFE IN THE BLUES
Bonnie Blue – James Cotton’s Life in the Blues was one of the top 5 finalists in The Library of Congress Ken Burns Prize for Film, won The Founders Award in The International Black Film Festival, screened at The National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, and has played at festivals around the world including in Tel-Aviv, The Roc Doc Festival in London UK, Mill Valley Film Festival, Clarksdale Film Festival, and The Milwaukee Film Festival just to name a few. It features incredible archival footage along with appearances by Buddy Guy, Keb’ Mo, Steve Miller, Jimmy Vaughan, Bobby Rush, and dozens of the best harmonica players on the planet among others.
ABOUT JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND
James Montgomery has been an iconic figure in blues music for more than 40 years, as an accomplished blues harpist, singer, frontman, bandleader and composer. Best known as the lead singer, blues harp player, frontman, and bandleader of The James Montgomery Blues Band. Montgomery collaborates with many star performers and recording artists.
