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Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Acting

May 17, 1942Harlem, New York, USA

Taj Mahal is an American blues musician, a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica, among many other instruments.

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Known for

Six Days Seven Nightsmovie

Six Days Seven Nights

1998

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeymovie

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Saturday Night Livetv

Saturday Night Live

1975

Aaahh!!! Real Monsterstv

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

The Late Show with Stephen Colberttv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhoodmovie

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

Arthurtv

Arthur

1996

Party of Fivetv

Party of Five

1994

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroadsmovie

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

2019

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brientv

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009

Acting51

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023movie

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023

2024

Self

Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwainemovie

Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine

2024

Himself

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolfmovie

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

2024

Self

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FMmovie

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM

2023

Performer

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Singsmovie

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

2021

Self

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Bandmovie

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

2020

Self

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroadsmovie

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

2019

Self

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the Worldmovie

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

2017

Self

American Epictv

American Epic

2017

Self

Shake 'Em On Downmovie

Shake 'Em On Down

2016

Himself

David Holt's State of Musictv

David Holt's State of Music

2016

Self

The American Epic Sessionsmovie

The American Epic Sessions

2016

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colberttv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Self - Musical Guest

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014movie

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

2014

Self

This Ain't No Mouse Music!movie

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

2014

Self

All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allmanmovie

All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

2014

Himself

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013movie

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

2013

Self

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Centermovie

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

2011

Self

The People Speakmovie

The People Speak

2009

Self

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brientv

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009

Self - Musical Guest

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Lifemovie

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

2006

Self

Killer Dillermovie

Killer Diller

2004

J.R. Cox

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Alongmovie

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along

2003

Feel Like Going Homemovie

Feel Like Going Home

2003

Self

The Bluestv

The Blues

2003

Self

Santana: Special Edition EPmovie

Santana: Special Edition EP

2003

Self

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhoodmovie

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

Swing Band Singer

Songcatchermovie

Songcatcher

2001

Dexter Speaks

Outside Ozonamovie

Outside Ozona

1998

Dix Mayal

Six Days Seven Nightsmovie

Six Days Seven Nights

1998

Entertainer

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazzmovie

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

1997

Self

Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film
movie

Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film

1997

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circusmovie

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

1996

Self - Guitar

Arthurtv

Arthur

1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Coloredmovie

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996

Mr. Will

Aaahh!!! Real Monsterstv

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

Ellis Robinson (voice)

Party of Fivetv

Party of Five

1994

Self

Duckmantv

Duckman

1994

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeymovie

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Gatekeeper

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chainsmovie

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

Bones

Taj Mahal and Friends
movie

Taj Mahal and Friends

1987

Self

Scott Joplinmovie

Scott Joplin

1977

Poor Alfred

Sounder, Part 2movie

Sounder, Part 2

1976

Ike

Saturday Night Livetv

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Musical Guest

Austin City Limitstv

Austin City Limits

1975

Self

Soundermovie

Sounder

1972

Ike

The Midnight Specialtv

The Midnight Special

1972

Self

The Flip Wilson Showtv

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

Self

The Mike Douglas Showtv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self

Mr. Handy's Blues
movie

Mr. Handy's Blues

Himself

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertsonmovie

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

Self

Sound11

Peep and the Big Wide Worldtv

Peep and the Big Wide World

2004

Theme Song Performance

Outside Ozonamovie

Outside Ozona

1998

Original Music Composer

Scrapplemovie

Scrapple

1998

Original Music Composer

Zebraheadmovie

Zebrahead

1992

Original Music Composer

Follow the Drinking Gourdmovie

Follow the Drinking Gourd

1990

Music

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chainsmovie

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

Songs

Brothersmovie

Brothers

1977

Original Music Composer

Sounder, Part 2movie

Sounder, Part 2

1976

Music

Almos' a Manmovie

Almos' a Man

1976

Music

Fighting for Our Livesmovie

Fighting for Our Lives

1975

Music

Soundermovie

Sounder

1972

Original Music Composer