Great Movie and also Historical and Relevant
Loved this movie!!
I rented this just to see a dear friend of mine who has since passed away in 1995, he played as the guy who was at the bar and had a drinking problem, however in real life he was an Excellent Guitar player, and he was even teaching Black students in Austin, TX to play musical instruments!
Story of a volcanic but brilliant musician who exploded with life at every turn who brought some of his troubles on himself but who was cruelly and brutally treated most of his life, often because of the indomitable and irrepressible spirit he had that would stand still for being treated badly. A heartbreaking but inspiring story of someone who's ultimate triumph, even playing in England, was left out of the story to focus mostly on the tragedy that most of his life was.
I was disappointed in the movie. It was slow moving and I just didn't care for it at all.