The Joy of the Guitar Riff

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The Joy of the Guitar Riff (2014)

Directed by Sam Bridger

Documentary, Music · 1h 00m

Traces the history and mechanics of the guitar riff over 60 years from the 1950s, from Chuck Berry through Hank Marvin, Black Sabbath and others to the White Stripes. Featuring interviews with some of the core arbiters of change and new techniques.

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Cast

Chuck Berry Self (archive footage) Ritchie Blackmore Self (archive footage) Lita Ford Self Robert Fripp Self Tony Iommi Self Dave Davies Self
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Kelley Deal Self
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Ryan Jarman Self Joan Jett Self Lauren Laverne Self - Narrator (voice) Steve Lukather Self Hank Marvin Self

Crew

Director
Sam Bridger
Producer
Sam Bridger

Details

Release date
2014-07-18
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC