The Blues 1
2003-09-28 | Documentary,Music | 7 episodes2 Seasons
Episode
Feel Like Going Home (2003)
Director Martin Scorsese pays homage to the Delta blues. Musician Corey Harris travels through Mississippi and on to West Africa, exploring the roots of the music. The film celebrates the early Delta bluesmen through original performances (including Willie King, Taj Mahal, Otha Turner, and Ali Farka Toure) and rare archival footage (featuring Son House, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker).
Directed By
- Martin Scorsese
Writer
- Peter Guralnick
Soul of a Man (2003)
The film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir.
Directed By
- Wim Wenders
Writer
- Wim Wenders
The Road To Memphis (2003)
The film follows the career of Blues musician B.B. King. It features performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.
Directed By
- Richard Pearce
Writer
- Robert Gordon
Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
Director Charles Burnett presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.
Directed By
- Charles Burnett
Writer
- Charles Burnett
Godfathers and Sons (2003)
Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip hop musicians. Along with never-before-seen archival footage of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner, and Sam Lay.
Directed By
- Marc Levin
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