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Feel Like Going Home: The Blues

Feel Like Going Home: The Blues (2003)

Blues (Music) | Documentary television programs | Documentary films
DVD, 110 minutes
Rating: 7.5
Producer: Martin Scorsese | Paul G. Allen | Jody Patton | Ulrich Felsberg
Music: Title (Performer): Traveling riverside blues (Robert Johnson) -- Dynaflow blues (Johnny Shines) -- Hellhound on my trail (Robert Johnson) -- Country blues (Muddy Waters) -- Celebrated walkin' blues (Taj Mahal) -- Rosalie (Muddy Waters with The Son Simms Four) -- My black mama, pt. II ; Government fleet blues (Son House) -- Gypsy woman (Muddy Waters) -- High water everywhere, pt. I (Charley Patton) -- C.C. Rider (Lead Belly) -- Terrorized (Willie King & the Liberators) -- Oh baby (Napoleon Strickland & the Como Drum Band with Otha Turner) -- Lay my burden down (Otha Turner & Corey Harris) -- Mali Dje (Ali Farka Toure) -- Tupelo blues (John Lee Hooker) -- Amandrai (Ali Farka Toure) -- Down child (John Lee Hooker) -- Ananamin (It's been so long)(Salif Keita) -- My babe (Otha Turner & the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band)

Personal notes

Blues (Music) -- History and criticism
Blues (Music) -- African influences
Delta (Miss. : Region) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Plot outline

Martin Scorsese traces the roots of the blues from the banks of the Niger River to the cotton fields and juke joints of Mississippi. Musician Corey Harris travels through Mississippi and West Africa, exploring the roots of blues music. The film celebrates the early Delta blues musicians through original performances (including Willie King, Taj Mahal, Otha Turner, and Ali Farka Toure), archival footage (featuring Son House, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker), and interviews (including Corey Harris, Sam Carr, Toumani Diabate, Willie King, Dick Waterman, Taj Mahal, Johnny Shines, Otha Turner, Ali Farka Toure, Habib Koité, Salif Keita, and Keb' Mo').

Cast

  • Corey Harris
  • Willie King
  • Taj Mahal
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Otha Turner
  • The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
  • Sharde Thomas
  • Ali Farka Toure
  • Habib Koite
  • Salif Keita
  • Toumani Diabate
  • Son House
  • Muddy Waters
  • Johnny Shines
  • John Lee Hooker