Robert Mugge Trailers
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Most Popular Robert Mugge Trailers
Total trailers found: 23
Blues Divas Trailer (2005)
22 January 2005
A documentary featuring live performance footage and interviews with eight contemporary female blues' artists including Mavis Staples, Denise LaSalle, Irma Thomas, Odetta, Deborah Coleman, Bettye LaVette, Ann Peebles and Renee Austin.
Saxophone Colossus Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser.
Gospel According to Al Green Trailer (1984)
11 July 1984
The story of R&B singer Al Green, who gave up a successful singing career to become a gospel minister.
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie Trailer (1986)
14 October 1986
This is the 1983 edition of Jamaica’s annual Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, a week-long showcase for some of the greatest names in reggae, ska, funk and dub poetry.
The Return of Rubén Blades Trailer (1985)
16 October 1985
Robert Mugge's 1986 film provides a full-blooded portrait of the Latino singer, actor, bandleader, and composer.
Black Wax Trailer (1983)
12 January 1983
Gil Scott-Heron, one of rap's earliest (and unfortunately unknown) pioneers, gets his full due in Black Wax, the 1982 documentary recently reissued on video.
New Orleans: Music in Exile Trailer (2006)
04 January 2006
Documentary about the many well-known New Orleans musicians who were forced to leave the city by Hurricane Katrina, where they wound up, how (and if) they plan to return to the city.
Hawaiian Rainbow Trailer (1988)
31 December 1988
An 85-minute film on Hawaiian music. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored.
George Crumb: Voice of the Whale Trailer (1976)
01 June 1976
A 54-minute portrait of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Crumb featuring a performance of his "Vox Balaenae for Three Masked Players.
Pride and Joy: The Story of Alligator Records Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
In 1971, Bruce Iglauer founded Alligator Records, the most successful modern blues label. In early 1992, Iglauer staged the Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour starring Koko Taylor, Elvin Bishop, Katie Webster, Lonnie Brooks (w/Ronnie Baker Brooks), and Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials.
Deep Blues Trailer (1992)
01 April 1992
This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everywhere : on the streets, in dirty little bars, in a barber shop, in big clubs.
Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson Trailer (2000)
28 February 2000
A tribute to the influence of Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson and the effect that he has had on today's music.
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise Trailer (1980)
01 October 1980
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980.
The Kingdom of Zydeco Trailer (1994)
03 July 1994
Attempting to name a new "king of zydeco" in the mid 1990s, The Kingdom of Zydeco looks at the Black Creole music scene of Southwest Louisiana.
Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music Trailer (2001)
16 February 2001
Begun as the official chronicle of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bus tour through New Orleans and southwestern Louisiana, it turns into a more informal, out-of-the-way journey to blues and zydeco clubs, gospel churches and radio stations, and musical family gatherings in backwater bayous.
True Believers: The Musical Family of Rounder Records Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Director Robert Mugge explores the rich musical history of Rounder Records.
Souvenirs of Bucovina: A Romanian Survival Guide Trailer (2013)
14 December 2013
The region of Bucovina is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and adjoining plains.
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
Documentary about Gil Scott-Heron.
Kumu Hula: Keepers of a Culture Trailer (1989)
31 December 1989
A film about the art of the hula explores Hawaiian dance traditions going back to 500AD when Polynesians first arrived in the islands.
Amateur Night at City Hall: The Story of Frank L. Rizzo Trailer (1978)
09 February 1978
The meteoric rise of Frank L. Rizzo from cop on the beat, to law and order police commissioner, to controversial mayor.
Deep Sea Blues Trailer (2007)
01 November 2007
Portrait of the January 2007 legendary rhythm & blues cruise to the Caribbean.
Gather at the River: A Bluegrass Celebration Trailer (1994)
13 November 1994
GATHER AT THE RIVER points Mugge's cameras (and his sharply recorded sound) at the ongoing evolution of bluegrass, the 'high lonesome' music that is celebrated each year at the World of Bluegrass Festival in Owensboro, Ky.
