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