Release date: October 22, 2004 (NY; LA release: November 5)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Aerosmith, Angelique Kidjo, Arts Militia, B.B. King, Bill Cosby, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chris Thomas King, Chuck D & Fine, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, David Johansen & Hubert Sumlin, Dr. John, Gregg Allman, Honeyboy Edwards, India.Arie, James Blood Ulmer & Allison Krauss, Jimmie Vaughn, John Fogerty, John Hammond, Keb' Mo', Kim Wilson, Larry Johnson, Lazy Lester, Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, Natalie Cole, Odetta, Robert Cray, Ruth Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Solomon Burke, Steve Tyler & Joe Perry, The Neville Brothers, Vernon Reid
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Official Website: SonyClassics.com
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Plot summary: A one night, one time only concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in which some of the greatest performers in the history of Blues music, including BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler and Macy Gray performed together. "Lightning" captures the emotional spontaneity that only live performances of the Blues can. Interviews with BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chris Thomas King, Dr. John, Jimmie Vaughn, Honeyboy Edwards, Ruth Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Solomon Burke, Steve Jordan, and Vernon Reid.
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