Cadillac Records: A Movie About the Blues SqueezeMyLemon My sense of anticipation is growing as I read more and more about the upcoming movie "Cadillac Records." As best I can determine, from th

Film captures fading breed of Mississippi blues musicians September 20, 2009 By MICHAEL DUMAS The Mississippi Press "You know, that'll all be gone in 10 years." Standing in Roger Stolle's

Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featur

St. Louis Blues (1929) St. Louis Blues (1929) is a two-reel short film starring Bessie Smith. The early sound film features Smith in an African-American speakeasy of the prohibition era singing t

The Scissormen Star In New Robert Mugge Film March 16, 2010 Rev. Keith A. Gordon About.com Nashville-based juke-joint houserockers the Scissormen will be on their way to becoming movie stars w

Who Do You Love': White Boy Blues By Kurt Lode April 9, 2010 MTV It's questionable whether Chess Records, the great rhythm & blues label of the 1950s, required two movies to (sort of) tell its