BBC - Blues Britannia - Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? - [MP4 - AAC](oan)



Documentary telling the story of what happened to blues music on its journey from 
the southern states of America to the heart of British pop and rock culture, 
providing an in-depth look at what this music really meant to a generation of kids 
desperate for an antidote to their experiences of living in post-war suburban Britain.

Narrated by Nigel Planer and structured in three parts, the first, Born Under a Bad Sign, 
focuses on the arrival of American blues in Britain in the late 50s and the first 
performances here by such legends as Muddy Waters, Sonnie Terry and Brownie McGhee.

Part two, Sittin' on Top of the World, charts the birth of the first British blues 
boom in the early 60s, spearheaded by the Rolling Stones and groups such as the Yardbirds, 
Manfred Mann, the Animals and the Pretty Things.

The final section, Crossroads, looks at the next, more hardcore British blues boom of 
the mid-to-late 60s, with guitarists Eric Clapton and Peter Green and the international 
dominance of their respective bands, Cream and Fleetwood Mac.

Featuring archive performances and interviews with Keith Richards, Paul Jones, 
Chris Dreja, Bill Wyman, Phil May, John Mayall, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Ian Anderson, 
Tony McPhee, Mike Vernon, Tom McGuinness, Mick Abrahams, Dick Taylor, Val Wilmer, 
Chris Barber, Pete Brown, Bob Brunning, Dave Kelly and Phil Ryan.



Format : MPEG-4
Codec ID : mp42
Duration : 1h 28mn
Overall bit rate : 2412 Kbps

Video
Bit rate : 1167 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 416 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.290

Audio
Format : AAC
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Language : English