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The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues. The series originally aired on PBS in the United States.
Original Release
09/06/2003 on PBS
US Release
09/28/2003
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| B.B. King | Self |
| Ike Turner | Self |
| Pinetop Perkins | Self |
| Dick Waterman | Self / Self - Son House's manager |
| Chris Thomas King | Blind Willie Johnson |
| Tommy Redmond Hicks | Uncle Buddy |
| Nathaniel Lee Jr. | Jr. |
| Keith B. Brown | Skip James |
| Carl Lumbly | Self - Narrator |
| James Hughes | H.C. Speirs |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feel Like Going Home | Sunday, 28 September 2003 |
| 2 | The Soul of a Man | Monday, 29 September 2003 |
| 3 | The Road to Memphis | Tuesday, 30 September 2003 |
| 4 | Warming by the Devil's Fire | Wednesday, 01 October 2003 |
| 5 | Godfathers and Sons | Thursday, 02 October 2003 |
| 6 | Red, White and Blues | Friday, 03 October 2003 |
| 7 | Piano Blues | Saturday, 04 October 2003 |
Directors
Charles Burnett, Marc Levin, Richard Pearce, Wim Wenders, Clint Eastwood, Mike Figgis, Martin Scorsese
Writers
Robert Gordon, Charles Burnett, Wim Wenders, Peter Guralnick
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| B.B. King | Self |
| Ike Turner | Self |
| Pinetop Perkins | Self |
| Dick Waterman | Self / Self - Son House's manager |
| Chris Thomas King | Blind Willie Johnson |
| Tommy Redmond Hicks | Uncle Buddy |
| Nathaniel Lee Jr. | Jr. |
| Keith B. Brown | Skip James |
| Carl Lumbly | Self - Narrator |
| James Hughes | H.C. Speirs |
| David F. Hughes | Art Laibely |
| Ivy Cassel | Walking man |
| Shayne Tingle | Sound engineer |
| Frances Horton White | Peaches |
| Susan McWilliams | Love Grace |
| Joy Brashears | Secretary |
| Tommie Tc Carter | Honeyboy |
| Goodman. Wille | Self |
| Colleen White | Bobbie Grace |
| Vasti Jackson | Guitar Player |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jody Allen | Executive Producer |
| Paul Allen | Executive Producer |
| Ulrich Felsberg | Executive Producer |
| Martin Scorsese | Executive Producer |
| Richard Hutton | Producer |
| Mikaela Beardsley | Producer |
| Margaret Bodde | Producer |
| Susan Motamed | Producer |
| Alex Gibney | Producer |
| Lisa Day | Producer |
| Stephen 'Scooter' Weintraub | Producer |
| Belinda Clasen | Producer |
| Daphne McWilliams | Producer |
| Salimah El-Amin | Producer |
| Robert Gordon | Producer |
| Wesley Jones | Producer |
| Gina Barge | Producer |
| Shirani Sabratnam | Producer |
| Dan Luskin | Producer |
| Agnes Chu | Producer |
| Louise Hammar | Producer |
| Joyce Vaughn | Producer |
| Jeff Scheftel | Producer |
| Marc Levin | Producer |
| Robert Kenner | Producer |
| Clint Eastwood | Producer |
| Mike Figgis | Producer |
| Melissa Robledo | Producer |
| Sam Pollard | Producer |
| Daphne Pinkerson | Producer |
| Bruce Ricker | Producer |
Editors
Lana Rhoades, Matthew Ludvino, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Bob Eisenhardt, Joel Cox
