I Am the Blues

Jul 12 2017 Not Rated 1h 46m
Documentary, History, Music

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.

Plot

I AM THE BLUES takes the audience on 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.

Written by

Daniel Cross

Directed by

Daniel Cross

Cast

Jimmy Duck Holmes, L.C. Ulmer, Bobby Rush

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
I Am the Blues Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie
Scores
# of Votes
161
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA