Brownie McGhee Movies

  • 1979
    The Jerk

    The Jerk

    The Jerk

    6.91979HD

    After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him...

    The Jerk
  • 1987
    Angel Heart

    Angel Heart

    Angel Heart

    7.1331987HD

    A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the...

    Angel Heart
  • 2003
    Red, White and Blues

    Red, White and Blues

    Red, White and Blues

    7.32003HD

    Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones,...

    Red, White and Blues
  • 1967
    Festival

    Festival

    Festival

    5.71967HD

    Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter,...

    Festival
  • 1992
    Acoustic Routes

    Acoustic Routes

    Acoustic Routes

    71992HD

    The story of seminal guitarist and singer Bert Jansch, from his early days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to becoming the acoustic guitarist that everyone...

    Acoustic Routes
  • 1947
    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    4.51947HD

    A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

    To Hear Your Banjo Play
  • 2003
    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    3.82003HD

    For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and...

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
  • 2003
    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

    02003HD

    Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
  • 2004
    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

    102004HD

    Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
  • 1977
    Thank You, M'am

    Thank You, M'am

    Thank You, M'am

    01977HD

    When a nurse leaves her job to walk home, a young boy tries to grab her pocketbook, but she wrestles him to the ground, gets her pocketbook back, and...

    Thank You, M'am
  • 1964
    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

    01964HD

    A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one...

    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
  • 2003
    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

    02003HD

    Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2