Suburban Steps To Rockland - The Story of The Ealing Club
Synopsis
Inspired by American touring blues acts like Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe and with the complicity of a 19-year old student from Teheran, in 1962 guitarist Alexis Korner and harmonica player Cyril Davies opened the Ealing Club, London's (and Britain's) first Rhythm and Blues venue.
Soon young music fans from all over the country start attending Alexis and Cyril's shows and sit-in during their set. The list of youngsters who learn the blues at the Ealing Club includes: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Paul Jones, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Dick Taylor and Eric Burdon (just to name a few).
The Ealing Club, a.k.a. 'The Cradle of British Rock' (Mojo Magazine), a dingy and smokey concrete-floored basement barely mentioned in music history books will only last three years, but its pivotal role in nurturing the golden generation of Classic-rock musicians and kick-starting the British Blues movement remains undeniable. http://www.62films.com
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 87 min
- Format
- HD
- Director
- Giorgio Guernier 1st Feature
- Producer
- Giorgio Guernier
- Executive Producer
- Alistair Young
- Editor
- Giorgio Guernier
- Principal Cast
- With contributions from: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, John Mayall, Paul Jones, Eric Burdon, Dick Taylor
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 11th November 2019
