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...

 

 

mp5viking

Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party.  Paramount +.  Played on MTV one time in the early 80s.  Just updated and released.  The story of the band doing the album Long After Dark. RIP TP. 

Lots of good picks so far. If I had to only recommend one music related documentary, it would probably be "Muscle Shoals."

Here's a few that have not been mentioned yet: 

BADFINGER - Director's Cut

BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN - If you can see (and hear) this in an IMAX theater, it is well worth the time and effort.

HUNG UP ON A DREAM (The Zombies)

IMMEDIATE FAMILY - Directed by Damon Tedesco ("The Wrecking Crew") about the careers of studio musicians: Danny Kortchmar - Russ Kunkel - Lee Sklar & Waddy Wachtel.

SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN (Rodriguez)  

“The Velvet Underground”, a documentary about the legendary 60’s band that is currently available from the Criterion Collection. This one is in my Blu-Ray collection. 
 

https://www.criterion.com/films/33386-the-velvet-underground

 

 

@yogiboy: Thanks for the Everly Brothers tip. I love them, and was unaware of the documentary. Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe are big fans of theirs, and they included a 7" EP in the first pressing of the Rockpile album, in which they perform four of the brothers' songs.

 

 

For those who need prompting, here's the trailer for the Everly Brothers documentary nominated above by yogiboy:

 

https://youtu.be/QrADLcz_a-0?si=1whsKAhGkVmBqI36