Band/artist documentaries.

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

Loved the animation on that.

“If You Could Read My Mind” about Gordon Lightfoot on Amazon Prime is really good. Gordon narrates most of it himself & is very honest about his life. He’s one of the greatest singer / songwriters ever. 

Though not acclaimed for his music, his art has long been "music-adjacent": R. Crumb. The documentary is entitled Crumb, made by his friend Terry Zwigoff. His record collection (shown in the film) appears to be entirely 78's (played on a Lenco table, iirc), recordings of "old timey" music from the early part of the 20th century. His view and opinion of the San Francisco bands he was surrounded by (expressed in the film) are really funny. He probably approves of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks.

I’ve enjoyed many of the documentaries mentioned above. One documentarian not mentioned yet whose films are well worth tracking down is Les Blank. He’s done some really good work with blues musicians, particularly Lightnin’ Hopkins. Look for:

The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins

A Well-spent Life (Mance Lipscomb)

A Poem is a Naked Person (Leon Russell)

His catalog is vast and includes films about Tex-mex, Mexican, Cajun, Bluegrass and other music genres.

if you happen to be a fan of Werner Herzog, you might enjoy Werner Herzog eats a shoe, about a bet Herzog made with Blank and lost.