VIA PRESS RELEASE | Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired the North American DVD and VOD rights to the music documentary Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues. Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues will be available to rent/ own on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms starting on March 21, 2023, through Freestyle Digital Media.
Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues is the story of blues rock guitar legends Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Brothers Jimmie and Stevie went from a small, post-war house in Oak Cliff, Texas to becoming rock and roll legends, selling millions of records and playing alongside the likes of David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Carlos Santana and more. A portion of the film is devoted to Jimmie and Eric Clapton’s first ever on-camera interviews about the night that Stevie died.
Featuring newly revealed photos, home movies, and previously untold stories, Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues is a rare and intimate look into the tragedies and the glory of the Vaughan brothers as told by musicians, bandmates, and friends from the early days. Dripping with rock history and untold stories from the people who were in the room when it happened, Brothers in Blues is a fascinating and informative documentary about the enduring rock and blues guitar legacies of Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Written, directed, and produced by Kirby Warnock, Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues features profiles and exclusive interviews with music legends Eric Clapton, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Jackson Browne, David Bowie, Nile Rodgers, Mike Buck, Double Trouble, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, actor Stephen Tobolowsky, Jimmie Vaughan, and band members from the earliest days of Jimmie and Stevie’s careers.
“This film is the compilation of what I saw after more than 45 years of watching and writing about the Vaughan brothers,” said filmmaker Kirby Warnock. “With the full blessing and all-access cooperation from Jimmie Vaughan, I am privileged to share with the world the depths of their life story, and fans will hear tales that have never been made public as told by people who were actually there when it all happened.”
