I Am The Blues

I Am The Blues (2016)

A musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. Visiting the last original blues devils, many in their 80's, still living in the deep south, working without management and touring the Chitlin' Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, RL Boyce, Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes, Lil Buck Sinegal, LC Ulmer and their friends awaken the blues in all of us.

Date of release
2016-03-15
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
History, Documentary, Music
Director
Daniel Cross

Casting

Interesting facts

I Am the Blues is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by Daniel Cross. The film explores the culture of blues music, beginning at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi and expanding outward to profile many of the oldest blues musicians who are still performing on the traditional African American Chitlin' Circuit.

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