Sanford and Son
Fred Sings the Blues
Season 6, Episode 24 · Aired 1977-03-18
Synopsis
Lamont treats Fred to a dinner and a concert given by B.B. King. After the show, Fred wants to try to sell his songs to B.B., but fails, however, B.B. offers him a book about his life and why he sings the blues. This leads to an invitation for dinner at the Sanfords. While reading the book Fred panics when he reads the reason why B.B. sings the blues. He explains to Lamont that B.B. lost his girl in St. Louis to a guy who wanted to start a business in California. The girl's initials were EW (for Elizabeth Winfield).
In the series
This episode is part of Sanford and Son (1972–1977) on NBC.
Junkyard king Fred Sanford and the big one that never quite takes him.
Key cast
- Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford
- Demond Wilson as Lamont Sanford
- LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther
- Whitman Mayo as Grady Wilson
- Don Bexley as Bubba Bexley