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Warming by the Devil's Fire (Charles Burnett): fiction on a blues-based theme; Godfathers and Sons : about Chicago blues and hip-hop; Red, White & Blues (Mike Figgis): about British blues-influenced music (e.g., Tom Jones, Van Morrison) Piano Blues (Clint Eastwood): focuses on blues pianists such as Ray Charles and Dr. John; Ray (2004)
1 1920s. Toggle 1920s subsection. 1.1 1927. 1.2 1928. ... The following is a list of musical films by year. ... Jailhouse Blues (short) Little Johnny Jones;
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) The Twelve Chairs (1970) Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-1975) Valentino (1977) W.C. Fields and Me (1976) The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
The 1920s was also the decade of the "Picture Palaces": large urban theaters that could seat 1–2,000 guests at a time, with full orchestral accompaniment and very decorative design (often a mix of Italian, Spanish, and Baroque styles). These picture palaces were often owned by the film studios and used to premier and first-run their major films.
Janis Joplin later recorded a version of "Kansas City Blues", inserting the lyrics "Babe, I'm leavin', yeah I'm a-leavin' this mornin' / Goin' to Kansas City to bring Jim Jackson home". [9] Jackson was a major influence on the Chicago bluesman J. B. Lenoir. Jackson's "Kansas City Blues" was a regular fixture of Robert Nighthawk's concert set ...
Documentary films about blues music and musicians (17 P) Pages in category "Blues films" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Blues musical styles, forms (12-bar blues), melodies, and the blues scale have influenced many other genres of music, such as rock and roll, jazz, and popular music. [127] Prominent jazz, folk or rock performers, such as Louis Armstrong , Duke Ellington , Miles Davis , and Bob Dylan have performed significant blues recordings.
List of LGBT-related films of the 1920s; List of lost silent films (1920–1924) List of lost silent films (1925–1929) List of Universal Pictures films (1920–1929) M.