Highest-Rated Movies about 'Blues Singer', Sort by Popularity
Ray (2004), Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017), Leadbelly (1975), Two Trains Runnin' (2016) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Blues Singer movies.
#1. Ray (2004)
Storyline: The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band and then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life.
Plot Keywords: mother, wife, mistress, manager, blues singer, emotional, inspiring ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017)
Storyline: The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield , catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song,"A Little Help from My Friends". But in the early 1970s, Joe Cocker's inner demons nearly killed him. Overcoming his struggles with alcohol and drugs, he rebuilt his reputation as "one of the great primal rock and roll vocalists of all time" (Billy Joel's description). The film mixes Joe Cocker's own words, with rare archive. His family, friends and the legendary songwriters and musicians he collaborated with, tell Joe Cocker's story. The film has raw, electric performance footage throughout.—John Edginton
Plot Keywords: blues singer, wife, musician, singer-songwriter, interviewee, inspiring, fascinating ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. Leadbelly (1975)
Storyline: 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 that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Plot Keywords: blues singer, musician, prisoner, friend, engaging, intense, louisiana ...
Movie Details Click Here!#4. Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
Storyline: In June of 1964, two groups of young men travel to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.
Plot Keywords: college student, civil rights activist, musician, collector, blues singer, confident, engaging ...
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