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As directed by music documentarist Jim O'Donnell, Plain Man Blues: Daddy Mack Orr's Inspiring Story of Struggle and Triumph travels behind the scenes to witness the recording sessions for bluesman Daddy Mack Orr's third album, Bluestones; it also accompanies Orr amid his day-to-day experiences as an auto mechanic in North Memphis, and visits his childhood home in Como, Mississippi, as the musician candidly expostulates on his life and experiences.