List of films based on blues music

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Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include:

• St. Louis Blues (1929): The only short movie with Bessie Smith
• Sounder (1972)
• Crossroads (Walter Hill) (1986): A film about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Machhio and Steve Vai.
• The Blues, a Musical Journey (2003): Martin Scorsese produced seven documentaries about the blues:
  • Feel Like Going Home (Martin Scorsese): about the African origins of the Blues
  • The Soul of a Man (Wim Wenders): about Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir
  • The Road to Memphis (Richard Pearce) : focuses on B.B. King's contributions
  • Warming by the Devil's Fire (Charles Burnett): fiction on a blues-based theme
  • Godfathers and Sons (Marc Levin) : about Chicago blues and hip-hop
  • Red, White & Blues (Mike Figgis) : About British blues-influenced music (e.g., Tom Jones, Van Morrison)
  • Piano Blues (Clint Eastwood): Focuses on blues pianists such as Ray Charles and Dr. John
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• Ray (2004)
• Black Snake Moan (2007)
• Cowboy Bebop (1999): Many of the episodes are influenced and feature blues music.
• The Blues Brothers (1980)