Summaries

A tour of the juke joints and other venues of the legendary Chitlin Circuit in the Mississippi Delta, including performances by aging blues musicians in their eighties who used to play the circuit.

I AM THE BLUES takes the audience on a musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. Visiting the last original blues devils, many in their 80's, still living in the deep south, working without management and touring the Chitlin' Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, RL Boyce, Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes, Lil Buck Sinegal, LC Ulmer and their friends awaken the blues in all of us.—EyeSteelFilm

Details

Keywords
  • aging
Genres
  • History
  • Music
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 11, 2017
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Louisiana, USA
Production companies Eye Steel Film

Box office

Gross US & Canada $37849
Opening weekend US & Canada $5105
Gross worldwide $37849

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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