• BLUES BEHIND BARS

  • Nov 13 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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BLUES BEHIND BARS

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  • In the wake of the Attica Prison Uprising, BB King performs for the prisoners at Sing Sing Prison in 1972. The Thanksgiving Day concert sparks a new conversation about prisoner rights. Documentarian Daivd Hoffman recalls his time behind the camera, watching BB King perform, and how he softened the hearts of otherwise life-hardened men. Meanwhile, with the surly Sonny Liston as a role model, George Foreman rises in the ranks as a heavyweight. He fights the Champ, Smokin’ Joe Frazier, and is held hostage in Venezuela.

    FILM/VIDEO REFERENCES

    Muhammad Ali poem from the Cathal O’Shannon TV show (available on YouTube)

    Sing Sing Thanksgiving, documentary by David Hoffman (available on YouTube)

    BOOKS

    “The Rumble in the Jungle” by Lewis Erenberg

    “Angela Davis: an autobiography” by Angela Davis

    “Hit Me, Fred” by Fred Wesley (autobiography)

    “Smokin’ Joe” by Joe Frazier and Phil Berger (autobiography)

    “Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier” by Mark Kram Jr.

    “By George” by George Foreman (autobiography)

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