I suppose most viewers, like me, come to this film to witness a great blues musician perform. There certainly is a lot of fine music. (Lipscomb is one of the great rhythm guitarists with that pick on his thumb!)

However, there is so much more: a close-up of an intelligent, thoughtful and generous man. Two things that stand out are the story of the man who became a good husband only after his wife shot him and left him lying in a field all night, and Lipscombe's pride in the children he helped raise (3 adoptees, his younger siblings after their dad left, and 17 grandchildren).

As priceless as the recordings of Lipscombe's music are, the film is also important for preserving a sense of his noble spirit.

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