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Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Lane Garrison, David Conrad, John Fleck, Chris Ellis, Brent Briscoe, Silas Weir Mitchell, Steve Vai, Gerald Emerick, Mike Falkow (mehr)Inhalte(1)
The true story of one of Nashville's most innovative instrumentalists comes to the screen in this biographical drama based on the life of Hank Garland. Garland (played by Waylon Payne) was a gifted guitarist who rose among the ranks of aspiring country music stars to become one of Music City's busiest session players. Garland performed and recorded with the likes of Patsy Cline (Mandy Barnett), Roy Orbison (Brian Jones) and Elvis Presley (Jason Alan Smith), and Garland's musical interests went beyond country and pop; he loved jazz, and inspired by Wes Montgomery, he intended to bridge the gap between country and jazz, forming a jazz combo and cutting a celebrated album called JAZZ WINDS FROM A NEW DIRECTION. But Garland was also a deeply troubled man; his passion for music could seem obsessive to many who worked with him, he had a short fuse when it came to people he felt were taking advantage of his talents, and his womanizing ways led him into a ill-fated relationship with Evelyn (Ali Larter), who discovered too late that she had many rivals for his affections, with music at the top of the list. However, it was neither a sour relationship nor an unappreciative audience that caused the tragedy that ended Garland's career before its time. (Verleiher-Text)
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Until I watched this movie, I had no clue that someone named Hank Garland even existed. Now I can say with clear conscience that I haven’t ever seen a better guitar player… nor understood one. This was a very interesting movie, a great music and a story that has a bit of a different flow than a lot of other biopics.
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