| Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Mugge |
| Written by | Robert Palmer |
| Starring | Roosevelt Barnes R. L. Burnside Jessie Mae Hemphill Big Jack Johnson Junior Kimbrough Booker T. Laury Jack Owens Lonnie Pitchford Bud Spires |
| Cinematography | Erich Roland |
| Editing by | Robert Mugge |
| Distributed by | Tara Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 1 April 1992 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads is a documentary film, released in 1992, and made by David A. Stewart in conjunction with his brother John J. Stewart, in collaboration with music critic and author Robert Palmer and documentary film maker Robert Mugge. The film provided insight into the location, cast and characteristics of Delta blues. The documentary locations were set in Memphis, Tennessee, and various North Mississippi counties. Palmer provided many of the insights into the background and history of the blues, as narrator of the story of the Mississippi blues.