Keyword: blues music

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

6.3

2020

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Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.

Leadbelly

7.3

1976

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Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs.

Deep Blues

8

1992

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This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everywhere : on the streets, in dirty little bars, in a barber shop, in big clubs. The film really captures the true faces of blues and shows us that this music had nothing to do with nostalgia or record company hypes. Documentary on the Delta blues.

Two Trains Runnin'

7.7

2016

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Two Trains Runnin is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, carried out in Mississippi during the height of the American civil rights movement.

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

7.2

2017

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A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.

What Happened, Miss Simone?

7.6

2015

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A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the High Priestess of Soul.

Lady Sings the Blues

7.2

1972

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The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.

Muscle Shoals

7.7

2013

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A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as Ill Take You There, Brown Sugar, and When a Man Loves a Woman.

Keith Richards: Under the Influence

7.2

2015

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A portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist and performer.

Blues Under the Skin

8.3

1973

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Documentary about blues musicians.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

7.4

2016

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Its 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.

America's Blues

8.5

2015

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Americas Blues takes a new angle on the Blues, focusing on, not only the musical impact it has had on all forms of Popular American Music, but also the influence it has had on art, fashion, language, film and racial equality.