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About
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became their musical mentors and learned the art of the blues at the feet the masters, going on to make the music their own.
Theatrical
Mar 13, 2013
Directors
John Anderson, Bob Sarles
Producers
Bob Sarles, Joel Selvin, Barry Goldberg
Studio
Anderson Productions, Ravin' Films, Out the Box Records
Cast
Full credits →D
Dan Aykroyd
Narrator
B
Bob Dylan
Self
C
Carlos Santana
Self
B
Bill Graham
Self
B
B.B. King
Self
B
Buddy Guy
Self
E
Eric Burdon
Self
M
Muddy Waters
Self
E
Elvin Bishop
Self
C
Country Joe McDonald
Self
S
Steve Miller
Self
H
Howlin' Wolf
Self
P
Paul Butterfield
Self (archive footage)
J
Jorma Kaukonen
Self
M
Mike Bloomfield
Self (archive footage)
C
Charlie Musselwhite
Self
A
Al Kooper
Self
B
Barry Goldberg
Self
H
Harvey Mandel
Self
M
Marshall Chess
Self
