Band/artist documentaries.


These types of films may not be for everyone, but I’ve been on a viewing kick recently and encourage your recommendations for all to enjoy. It’s been interesting to see the stories of the various subjects and get some great insights, stories, and entertaining anecdotes firsthand. Listed below are a few I’ve seen and can recommend. Please follow suit with yours - and enjoy!

Music from the inside out

The Last Waltz (of course)

Lost Angel (Judee Sill)

Sound City

Neil Young - Journeys

David Crosby - Remember my name

Linda Ronstadt - The sound of my voice

Rumble

Once Were Brothers (The Band)

Muscle Shoals

The Wrecking Crew

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Seymour: An Introduction

YMMV, but having a full blown home theater set up with a 9 foot projection screen sure does enhance the experience...

 

 

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- The Band. About the making of their 2nd (brown) album (Rhino Home Video)

- Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

- Rockpile: Born Fighters

- Muscle Shoals by Greg Camalier

- Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel

- Elvis ’56 (narrated by Levon Helm)

- Professional Drum Shop’s 50 Years

- The Wrecking Crew

- The Last Of The Blue Devils: The Kansas City Jazz Story

- Standing In The Shadows Of Motown

 

Ooh here is a great documentary I totally forgot about - Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003).

It's not about specific musicians but rather the life of rock impresario and longtime KROQ DJ extraordinaire Rodney Bingenheimer. It's also a great reflection on fame and success and time and the fleetness thereof.

Anyone who was in the music scene in LA around 1980 ought to watch this.