The Blues (film)
| Feel Like Going Home | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Sam Pollard |
| Written by | Peter Guralnick |
| Starring |
Ali Farka Touré, Corey Harris, Salif Keita, Son House, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Keb' Mo', Willie King and others. |
| Cinematography | Arthur Jafa |
| Edited by | David Tedeschi |
| The Soul of a Man | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wim Wenders |
| Produced by | Alex Gibney |
| Written by | Wim Wenders |
| Narrated by | Laurence Fishburne |
| Music by |
Skip James Blind Willie Johnson J. B. Lenoir |
| Cinematography | Lisa Rinzler |
| Edited by | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
| The Road to Memphis | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Pearce |
| Produced by | Robert Kenner |
| Written by | Robert Gordon |
| Starring |
B. B. King Bobby Rush Rosco Gordon Ike Turner |
| Cinematography | Richard Pearce |
| Edited by | Charlton McMillan |
| Warming by the Devil's Fire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Burnett |
| Produced by | Margaret Bodde Alex Gibney |
| Written by | Charles Burnett |
| Starring |
Tommy Hicks Nathaniel Lee Jr. |
| Music by | Stephen James Taylor |
| Cinematography | John N. Demps |
| Edited by | Edwin Santiago |
| Godfathers and Sons | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marc Levin |
| Produced by | Daphne Pinkerson Marc Levin |
| Starring | Marshall Chess Chuck D |
| Cinematography | Mark Benjamin |
| Edited by | Bob Eisenhardt |
| Red, White and Blues | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mike Figgis |
| Produced by | Louise Hammar Shirani Sabratnam |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd Mike Eley John Lynch Patrick Stewart |
| Edited by | David Martin Nigel Karikari |
| Piano Blues | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Clint Eastwood |
| Produced by | Clint Eastwood Bruce Ricker |
| Written by | Peter Guralnick |
| Starring |
Marcia Ball Dave Brubeck Ray Charles Pinetop Perkins,... |
| Cinematography | Vic Losick |
| Edited by | Joel Cox, Gary Roach |
The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues. The series originally aired on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States.
Director Martin Scorsese pays tribute to the Delta blues, tracing the roots of the music by traveling through the state of Mississippi with the musician Corey Harris and then traveling to West Africa. Willie King, Taj Mahal, Othar Turner and Ali Farka Toure give performances of early Delta blues songs, along with rare archival film of Son House, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker.
Directed by Wim Wenders the film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir.
Directed by Richard Pearce, this episode focuses on the Beale Street music scene, particularly three Memphis blues musicians with different levels of acclaim: B. B. King, Rosco Gordon and Bobby Rush.
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