Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid
2023 • Feature Documentary • 87 minutes
Runtime • 87 minutes
Competition • Features
Country • United States
Language • English
Genres • Music, Blues
Screening Date & Time
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 • 7:00pm
Screening Venue
Chicago Filmmakers
1326 W. Hollywood Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60660
Synopsis
In 1977, soul-blues singer Frank Bey quit singing after a deal went terribly wrong with James Brown. Forty years later, Frank was invited to record a CD in Nashville with Buddy Guy’s record producer, fulfilling the dream of his lifetime. Posthumously, in 2021, Frank’s final album, All My Dues Are Paid, was nominated for a Grammy. Follow Frank’s journey from performing in Philadelphia church basements, to making a record in one of Nashville’s most prestigious recording studios, to seeing Frank record one of the final tracks for his CD that received a Grammy nomination after his passing.
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Production Credits
Director
Tom Dwyer, Lisa Palattella
Producer
Tom Dwyer
Editor
Lisa Palattella
Key Cast
Frank Bey, Tom Hambridge, Toni Bey, Kid Andersen