Band/artist documentaries.

Off the top of my head-

Goodbye Marianne-Leonard Cohen documentary

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

Long Strange Trip-multi episode about the Grateful Dead

I Called Him Morgan-Lee Morgan documentary

Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool

Be Here to Love Me and Heartworn Highways-Townes Van Zandt documentaries

No Direction Home and Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story-both by Martin Scorcese

I made a mistake in the title of a Leonard Cohen doc-

Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love, not Goodbye Marianne.

Thought of two more- Todd Haynes movie about The Velvet Underground

While this one isn't a music doc, it's still a must see-

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

@slaw -

I watched the Chicago documentary. The amount of cocaine they consumed is astounding.

@immatthewj -While not a film/doc, this is a fun read about the Eagles.

https://grantland.com/features/the-eagles-greatest-hit/

@slaw 

"That's minor league compared to Fleetwood Mac 😮 "

I'm old enough to remember when cocaine was described as a safe recreational drug. 

@curtisvill -

Great choice! I watched it and was deeply moved by the story behind Crazy Diamond. Syd Barrett's descent into mental illness is really sad. 

@immatthewj 

I'm old enough to remember when cocaine was described as a safe recreational drug. 

What!?  You mean it is not!?

:snort:

Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind

@devinplombier -

"The Decline of Western Civilization", by Penelope Spheeris, on the circa-1980 LA punk scene, is imo a must watch."

Yes! Seeing X upclose is pretty cool. Ray Manzarek produced their first album, Los Angeles.

Have you watched "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years"?

Has anyone watched "Quincy", the documentary about Quincy Jones?

The list of accomplishments is too large to cover here. This is from wikipedia-The film epilogue details his career as follows: "Over 2,900 songs recorded; over 300 albums recorded; 51 film and television scores; over 1,000 original compositions; 79 Grammy nominations; 28 Grammy awards; 1 of 18 EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony); Thriller the best selling album of all time; We Are the World the best selling single of all time; $63 million raised for famine relief in Africa; and 7 children."

@goodlistening64 -

I'm laughing too...we should start a thread, "Singers who destroyed their voices because of drugs."

Stevie Nicks

Jerry Garcia

Whitney Houston

@lmnop -Good catch!  The Kids Are Alright is fantastic.

@immatthewj 

@bdp24 

Another musician, of Beatle fame, George Harrison damaged his vocal cords with cocaine during his 1974 tour. I saw him at Nassau Coliseum, and I remember by the end of the show his intonation was non-existent and he was shouting the lyrics to "What is Life." And if I remember correctly, in Martin Scorcese's "All Things Must Pass", they mention the amount of coke George consumed on tour.

Has anyone watched "Pop Go the 60's"? It's on youtube. Matt Williamson does pretty forward, decently researched features/segments on bands from that era.

https://www.popgoesthe60s.com/

@bdp24 -

Wrecking Crew is a terrific documentary. This is one of my favorite parts-Tommy Tedesco ("the King of session guitarists").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DVnW6SeOl4

@immatthewj -

Thanks for the clips. Going forward, I don’t think I will be able to watch Stevie Nicks sing without focusing on her nose. LOL.

@scottya118 -

Beware of Mr. Baker-How many documentaries begin with the subject assaulting the director? LOL

Since Ken Burns' Country Music is mentioned, I'll add Ken Burns' Jazz documentary. Another one I just remembered is Louie Bluie. It's about Howard Armstrong, who was a member of the Black American string band, Martin, Bogen and the Armstrongs. It was directed by bdp24's friend Terry Zwigoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qv9HEc2-EE