A Celebration of Blues & Soul: The 1989 Presidential Inaugural Concert

This historical concert is a testament of not only the performers but also of Lee Atwater who was Reagan and Bush 41's main advisor as well as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. In the beginning of the film, Atwater (who passed away in 1991 of a brain tumor) states that this inaugural gala event wasn't about politics. He was right. It was about blues,old school R&B and soul music. Some of the many things that made this country so great. Besides a blistering performance by SRV, you'll witness KoKo Taylor, Willie Dixon, the Iceman Albert Collins, Bo Diddley among others. Even Ron Wood from the Rolling Stones can be seen playing with the band as well as Donald Dunn and Steve Cropper. This is a well put together package, no matter what your political persuasion. Just enjoy the music and wished you were there like I did.

The title of the DVD is interesting and probably incomplete. With that said, the music contained within is great. There are great performances by many soul and blues musicians that are no longer with us. Although some may not have been in their prime, the performances were top notch. Delbert McClinton's set and Stevie Ray Vaughan's set are not to be missed! Jimmie Vaughan and Albert Collins jam with Stevie on Collin's Frosty. Certainly enough great music to make Texas proud! Well worth the money!

I've been looking forward to this ever since I saw Carla Thomas on the front page of The Sunday New York Times the morning after this show 25 years ago. She was standing between Lee Atwater and President Bush who both had on electric guitars and all three were beaming.This is an astounding show. Every single artist brought their best stuff and they all blew the roof off the place. This is flat out fun and the performances are mind blowing. If you've ever liked any of these artists, you will love this concert. This is high on my list of the great shows of all time. Play it loud.

This was totally enjoyable. Performances of Stevie and Jimmie Vaughan with Double Trouble, their playing with Albert Collins; Bo Diddley’s talking guitars bit, Bell’s Born on the Bad Side was totally bad; McClenton Ron Wood all magic. A* start to a morning. Almost as good as being there.

This is a great mix of Blues/Soul/R&B artists. Now, 35 years after the concert, you can be there with these legendary composers and performers, even though a number of them are no longer with us. For me, the stand-out performance is the opportunity to see Willie Dixon on stage singing his own classic Chicago blues songs. Other artists performing multiple songs include Bo Diddley, Delbert McClinton, Jimmie Vaughn and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Anyone who is a fan of classic R&B, Texas, Memphis, or Chicago Blues should consider this a must-have DVD, and it gets my highest recommendation. .

Not sure just how to start this ???Video is absolutely as good as it gets ! Audio will blow you away !!!!!This is an absolutely Gotta have for anyone who loves the Blues and some Soul.Koko, Dr. John, The Vaughan Brothers, Joe Lewis Walker and so many more, guest players like Ronnie Wood, man too many to list here, and everyone was at the top of their game !Don't miss this !!!! Bo Diddley tears it up too !!!!If it cost $100 bucks it would be worth it to have this concert !!!!!

Chock full of master blues artists. So good!

I bought this mainly for the Stevie Ray Vaughan parts, But once I got watching it the entire show is really Good. Sound and picture quality is outstanding. Would highly recommend to any blues or rhythm and blues fan.

Very disappointing and after just one viewing, it's going straight to my local charity shop.Blues and Soul in a single concert? Chalk 'n Cheese spring to mind as these are totally different styles & genres of music and never the twain shall meet!Why not Opera and Jazz in one show or Rock 'n Roll with Country & Western; nope, they don't go together either!I suppose if you get an invitation to perform in front of the new POTUS you really have to attend; a bit like HRH summonsing you to Buckingham Palace!Notwithstanding my personal opinion above about mixing musical styles in one concert; the actual presentation was extremely poor and messy too.Sadly, as almost all the once famous performers do nowadays, most just don't know when to quit (like when your voice has gone maybe?) and they still turn up to sing out of tune to boost their egos or to make a few extra bucks for the pension pot perhaps?The only good bits (for me) were Bo Diddley and SRV, the rest, as they say, are history and should have stayed there!

If you’re a Blues and Soul fan you will love this DVD. How it managed to fly under the radar for so long is a mystery. There are some stand out performances from Joe Louis Walker, Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many, many more. Highly recommend.

A thoroughly enjoyable DVD, containing some terrific performances from all concerned. Some of the blues and soul legends might be getting on a bit, but they know how to put on a show! Even my wife enjoyed it!

Good music

fantastic!