The Blues

- Season 1

(2003)

A documentary about the blues and it's African origins.

Wim Wenders entry into this in depth series documenting the blues. This film follows the exploits of three legendary blues men Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J B Lenoir. Includes original recordings of songs along with performances from a variety of artists including Nick Cave. bonnie Raitt, The John Spencer Blues Explosion and many more.

Director Richard Pearce traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues.

On 1950's Mississippi, a young boy navigates inter-generational tensions in his family, torn between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish lure of the blues.

Explores the legacy of Chicago Blues through the making of an album by Chuck D of Public Enemy and Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records founder, that brings together hip-hop artists like Common with blues legends like Howlin' Wolf.

Documenting the blues explosion in 1960's England and it's influence and reinterpretation by musicians at the time.

Clint Eastwood ,a player himself, sits at the piano with a number of musicians to talk about their styles and about who influenced them. Interspersed are vintage clips of blues and jazz performances.