Taj Mahal
Know for: Acting
Born: 1942-05-17
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, USA
Also know as:
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot...
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)
"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label...
Killer Diller (2004)
A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The...
Taj Mahal and Friends (1987)
Live! February 19th, 1987. Palomino Club, North Hollywood, California.
Outside Ozona (1998)
A widowed trucker fends off isolation in the company of a dog named Girl, two bickering sisters try to reconcile their differences and a down-and-out...
Scott Joplin (1977)
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM (2023)
Built out of “a pile of radio junk,” Bethesda, Maryland’s WHFS was a music fan’s dream of a radio station: the place on the...
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings (2021)
Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a...
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on...
Sounder (1972)
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for...
Santana: Special Edition EP (2003)
Track listing : 1 - Intro (1min05) 2 - TAJ MAHAL : Riverside (1min40) 3 - TAJ MAHAL : Sweet Mama Genise (1min16) 4 - TAJ MAHAL : Oh Susannah...
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (2013)
Captured across two nights at Madison Square Garden, the Crossroads Guitar Festival offers a variety of legendary guitarists performing a mix of...
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long vacation getaway with her boyfriend, Frank...
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf (2024)
Steppenwolf is one of the most legendary and at the same time most enigmatic bands in the history of rock music. On the border between mainstream and...
Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film (1997)
Also known as Georgia Blues, this is a biopic of influential bluesman Blind Willie McTell.
Shake 'Em On Down (2016)
Shake ‘Em On Down is a one-hour documentary film which aims to tell the story of Fred McDowell, who was first recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959,...
All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman (2014)
All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman captures a once-in-a-lifetime performance, honoring one of the most acclaimed and...
The American Epic Sessions (2016)
Jack White and T Bone Burnett invite today’s greatest artists to test their skills against the long-lost machine that recorded their musical...
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
A 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The film is comprised of two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as The Who, Taj...
Sounder, Part 2 (1976)
Poor black sharecroppers band together to build a school for their children.
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (2019)
Robert Johnson was one of the most influential blues guitarists ever. Even before his early death, fans wondered if he'd made a pact with the Devil.
Songcatcher (2001)
After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister,...
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 (2014)
Austin City Limits (ACL) heads to Nashville for a special broadcast featuring performance highlights from this year’s Americana Honors &...
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2020)
A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in...
Mr. Handy's Blues (1970)
Mr. Handy's Blues is the never before told story of W.C. Handy, known worldwide as The Father of the Blues. The film features performances of Handy's...
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life (2006)
Buffy Sainte-Marie is best known for her protest songs (Universal Soldier) and her love songs (Up Where We Belong). This one-hour documentary...
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017)
Documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history, a little-known story built around the incredible lives and careers of the...
This Ain't No Mouse Music! (2014)
Loving, music-filled tribute to Chris Strachwitz, guiding force behind legendary roots music label Arhoolie Records. With Ry Cooder, Clifton Chenier,...
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson (1970)
Robbie Robertson. Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the Kia Forum, in...
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 (2024)
Eric Clapton, one of the world’s pre-eminent blues/rock guitarists, once again summoned an all-star team of six-string heroes for his seventh...
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Sounder (1972)
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for...
Brothers (1977)
Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was...
Almos' a Man (1976)
Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers...
Follow the Drinking Gourd (1990)
Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the...
Scrapple (1998)
Small-time drug dealer Al Dean is out for the ultimate score. But when Al and his friends adopt a pig, their laid-back summer plans get baked. Set in...
Outside Ozona (1998)
A widowed trucker fends off isolation in the company of a dog named Girl, two bickering sisters try to reconcile their differences and a down-and-out...
Zebrahead (1992)
Interracial love story set in Detroit.
Sounder, Part 2 (1976)
Poor black sharecroppers band together to build a school for their children.
Fighting for Our Lives (1975)
Fighting for Our Lives is a 1975 documentary film produced and directed by Glen Pearcy. The film documents the striking of California grape workers...