Blues Music Movies
- 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom6.6732020HD
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
- 2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars7.42018HD
An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.
- 1972
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues6.91972HD
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug...
- 2015
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Keith Richards: Under the Influence6.632015HD
A portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist and performer.
- 2015
What Happened, Miss Simone?
What Happened, Miss Simone?7.4282015HD
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
- 2001
Ghost World
Ghost World7.0792001HD
Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an...
- 1990
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians01990HD
Blues legends B.B. King and Rufus Thomas, plus Evelyn Young, Gatemouth Moore, Fred Ford, Honeymoon Garner, Booker T. Laury, and others play jam...
- 2013
Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals7.22013HD
In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of...
- 1994
All Tied Up
All Tied Up5.41994HD
Brian Hartley has finally found the girl of his dreams in Linda. Unfortunately, he can't convince her or himself that it's really true. When she...
- 2023
My Name is Ottilie
My Name is Ottilie02023HD
Soul singer Dana Masters traces the story of Ottilie Patterson, who for a dazzling few years in the late 1950s and early 1960s was a pioneer of...
- 1970
Blues and the Alligator: The First Twenty Years of Alligator Records
Blues and the Alligator: The First Twenty Years of Alligator Records01970HD
This film was shot for Swedish TV and tells the story of Alligator Records. It features interviews of Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Kenny Neal, Billy...
- 1991
Albert Collins: Live From Austin, TX
Albert Collins: Live From Austin, TX8.51991HD
They called him the The Ice Man and The Master of the Telecaster, but above all else, Albert Collins was a consummate Texas bluesman. Ice Man or not,...
- 1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh7.81972HD
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for...
- 1981
Yokohama BJ Blues
Yokohama BJ Blues7.21981HD
BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a...
- 2018
Chasing the Blues
Chasing the Blues5.52018HD
Two rival record collectors attempt to con an old lady out of a rare but cursed 1930s blues record. When a series of unfortunate circumstances lands...
- 2024
The Rhythm and the Blues
The Rhythm and the Blues02024HD
Blues legend Eddie Taylor struggles against financial hardship and music industry exploitation to make a name for himself and provide a better life...
- 2016
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill8.12016HD
It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous,...
- 2023
Bad Woman Blues- Beth Hart
Bad Woman Blues- Beth Hart02023HD
"Bad Woman Blues - Beth Hart" celebrates the music and voice of a woman who enriches rock and blues with emotion, authenticity, and honesty.
- 1976
Me & Stella
Me & Stella01976HD
Geri Ashur’s Me & Stella traces the life of blues musician, folk singer, and composer Elizabeth Cotten—and her guitar, Stella—who...
- 1976
Leadbelly
Leadbelly6.21976HD
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of...