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Taj Mahal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/05/1942

Age

83 years old

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York, USA

Taj Mahal

Biography

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.

Known For

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

The American Epic Sessions

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

Filmography

Cast

2024

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festiva...

as Self

2024

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwol...

as Self

2023

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3...

as Performer

2021

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That...

as Self

2020

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and...

as Self

2019

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

as Self

2017

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

as Self

2016

Shake 'Em On Down

as Himself

2016

The American Epic Sessions

as Self

2014

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2...

as Self

2014

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

as Self

2014

All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs &...

as Himself

2013

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festiva...

as Self

2011

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play th...

as Self

2006

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

as Self

2004

Killer Diller

as J.R. Cox

2003

Feel Like Going Home

as Self

2003

Santana: Special Edition EP

as Himself

2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as Swing Band Singer

2001

Songcatcher

as Dexter Speaks

1998

Outside Ozona

as Dix Mayal

1998

Six Days Seven Nights

as Entertainer

1997

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

as Self

1997

Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film

1996

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

as Self - Guitar

1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

as Mr. Will

1991

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

as Gatekeeper

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as Bones

1987

Taj Mahal and Friends

as Self

1977

Scott Joplin

as Poor Alfred

1976

Sounder, Part 2

as Ike

1972

Sounder

as Ike

Crew

1998

Outside Ozona

as Original Music Composer

1998

Scrapple

as Original Music Composer

1992

Zebrahead

as Original Music Composer

1990

Follow the Drinking Gourd

as Music

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as Songs

1977

Brothers

as Original Music Composer

1976

Sounder, Part 2

as Music

1976

Almos' a Man

as Music

1975

Fighting for Our Lives

as Music

1972

Sounder

as Original Music Composer