I have a horrible habit of not watching movies until they’ve been around for years. I do however love music documentaries. I have a handy list of ten of my favorites (in no particular order). If I was resourceful I’d host a monthly series and highlight each one of these…oh wait, I tried that, and no one was even remotely interested. Oh well, more time for me to browse the next set of doc’s on my list. In the meantime, I think you’ll find some gems here. Check em’ out!
1. Still Bill: Released: October 15, 2009
2. Timeless: Suite for Ma Dukes: Released: October 25, 2010
3. Fela: Music is the Weapon : Released: 1982
4. What Happened, Miss Simone?: Release date: January 22, 2015
5. Thunder Soul: Released: March 13, 2010
6. The Future is Unwritten Joe Strummer: Release date: November 2, 2007
7.Beats, Rhymes & Life: Release date: July 8, 2011
8. The Hip-Hop Fellow: Released: April 5, 2014
9. Dave Chappelle’s Block Party: Released: March 3, 2006
10. Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: Released : February 26, 2014
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These are some of my favorite music documentaries as well! You also provided several that I have never seen. The suggestions have been taken to heart and I will look for them as well! Have a great day
OMG, we’ve been so caught up with life that we haven’t seen any new one’s recently. BUT please share some of yours if you like and we can all catch up!