Taj Mahal
Actor · Songs · Original Music Composer · Music
Born May 17, 1942 · Harlem, New York, USA
Active 1972–present · Awards: Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance, Blues Music Award, Maple Blues Awards
Taj Mahal is an American blues musician, a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica, among many other instruments.
Filmography
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) — Ellis Robinson (voice)Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) — GatekeeperSix Days Seven Nights (1998) — EntertainerArthur (1996)Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) — Swing Band SingerDuckman (1994)Sounder (1972) — Ike · Original Music ComposerPeep and the Big Wide World (2004) — Theme Song PerformanceSounder, Part 2 (1976) — Ike · MusicSongcatcher (2001) — Dexter SpeaksBlind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film (1997)Almos' a Man (1976) — MusicNitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along (2003)Scott Joplin (1977) — Poor AlfredZebrahead (1992) — Original Music ComposerThe Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) — Bones · SongsScrapple (1998) — Original Music ComposerFighting for Our Lives (1975) — MusicOutside Ozona (1998) — Dix Mayal · Original Music ComposerKiller Diller (2004) — J.R. CoxOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996) — Mr. WillBrothers (1977) — Original Music ComposerFeast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM (2023) — PerformerFollow the Drinking Gourd (1990) — Music