The Genius of Lenny Breau

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The Genius of Lenny Breau (1999)

Directed by John Martin, Emily Hughes

Documentary, Music · 2h 00m

This documentary explores and celebrates the all-too-short, heartbreaking but triumphant life and unworldly talent of Lenny Breau, considered by many to have been the greatest guitar player of all time. Long before the term "fusion" was coined, Lenny was melting musical boundaries to produce original pieces that borrowed from styles as diverse as jazz, classical and flamenco. Through a combination of never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with family and colleagues, viewers are offered a close-up look at a sensitive, selfless but flawed musical genius who redefined what the guitar could do. - Telefilm Canada

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Cast

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Emily Hughes Self/Interviewer
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Lenny Breau Self (archive footage)
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Rich Aldahl Self George Benson Self Andy Summers Self
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Liona Boyd Self Leonard Cohen Self Pat Metheny Self
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Betty Cody Self
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Ray St. Germain Self Randy Bachman Self
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Scott Paige Self

Crew

Director
John Martin, Emily Hughes
Writer
John Martin, Emily Hughes, John Sobol, Richard Nielsen
Editor
Greg West

Details

Release date
1999-01-01
Runtime
2h 00m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Production
Sleeping Giants Productions, Buffalo Gal Pictures