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Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
Actually, Red House is a Hendricks song...
I don't know that there can be a spoiler for a movie with no plot surprises, but I do make specific reference to particular performances of particular songs...
The complaint about penseur attributing "Red House" to Jimi Hendrix is misplaced. As Buddy Guy starts the song, the subtitle says "Originally performed by Jimi Hendrix." In an interview, Guy himself talks about hearing the song for the first time - by Hendrix. Then back on stage, he again credits the song to Jimi. And yes, Zeppelin (then performing as the Yardbirds) started out as a blues band, but unfortunately Page and Plant all too often did NOT give the original writers credit for the songs. They have gotten into legal hot water over that on occasion.
That said, this is a wonderful film about the blues and bluesmen. The back-to-back Hendrix songs (Red House and Voodoo Child) are a high point, but the climax has to be B. B. King's performance of Sweet Sixteen. I've never been a huge aficionado of the blues, but I'm going to buy the DVD of this film, which is thoroughly enjoyable both as a concert film and as a documentary.