List of films about blues music
Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith Blues in the Night (1941) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) A Face in the Crowd (1957) Sounder (1972) Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday Leadbelly (1976): biographical film about Huddie William Ledbetter The Blues Brothers (1980) Streets of Fire (1984) Crossroads (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai Mo' Better Blues (1990) The Search for Robert Johnson (1991): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues guitarist Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Ghost World (2001) Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads (2003) Last of the Mississippi Jukes (2003) The Blues, a Musical Journey (2003): Martin Scorsese produced seven documentaries about the blues: Feel Like Going Home (Martin Scorsese): about the African origins of the blues The Soul of a Man (Wim Wenders): about Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir The Road to Memphis (Richard Pearce) : focuses on B.