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Taj Mahal (I)

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Daughter, Yasmeen Mahal Montgomery, was tragically killed in a car crash in May of 2001 See more trivia »
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Filmography

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2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Episode #1.243 (2010) (performer: "Shine a Light")
 
2009 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Episode #34.4 (2009) (performer: "Slow Drag")
 
2005 Rumor Has It... (performer: "Baby, You've Got What It Takes")
 
2003 Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (documentary) (writer: "Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes")
 
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (performer: "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" 1932)
 
2001 Someone Like You... (writer: "Woulda Coulda Shoulda" / performer: "Woulda Coulda Shoulda")
 
2000 Da Vinci's Inquest (TV series)
An Act of God (2000) (performer: "SOUL OF A MAN")
 
2000 Songcatcher (writer: "Pickin' That Thang Dr. Joe" / performer: "Pickin' That Thang Dr. Joe")
 
1999 The Runner (performer: "What Am I Living For")
 
1998 Six Days Seven Nights (writer: "Sacred Island", "The Calypsonians" / performer: "Sacred Island", "The Calypsonians")
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (performer: "John The Revelator")
 
1997 Fire Down Below (performer: "Snake", "Dark Angel")
 
1997 Trial and Error (performer: "Mr. Pitiful", "Ooh Poo Pah Doo")
 
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary) (performer: "Ain't That A Lot Of Love")
 
1996 The Glimmer Man (performer: "Snake")
 
1996 2 Days in the Valley (writer: "Rolling on the Sea" / performer: "Rolling on the Sea")
 
1996 Phenomenon (writer: "Corinna" / performer: "Corinna")
 
1994 Little Big League (performer: "I'M READY")
 
1992 Zebrahead (music: "Economic Prison", "Crossing" / performer: "Crossing")
 
1989 The Mighty Quinn (writer: "CAKEWALK INTO TOWN")
 
1987 Flag ("EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY")
 
1987 Stingray (TV series)
Blood Money (1987) (performer: "Blood Money")
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal (1977) (writer: "Queen Bee" / performer: "Queen Bee")
 
1972 Sounder (writer: "Needed Time")
 
1969 The April Fools (performer: "Give Your Lady What She Wants")
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Episode #1.14 (1969) (writer: "E.Z. Rider" - uncredited / performer: "Everybody's Got to Change Sometime" - uncredited, "E.Z. Rider" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (15 titles)
2004 Killer Diller
J.R. Cox
 
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Swing Band Singer
 
2000 Songcatcher
Dexter Speaks
 
1998 Outside Ozona
Dix Mayal
 
1998 Six Days Seven Nights
Entertainer
 
1997 Fame L.A. (TV series)
Carl - T.J.'s Father
The Beat Goes On (1997) … Carl - T.J.'s Father
 
1997 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV series)
Ebony, Baby (1997) (voice)
 
1997 The Blues Brothers Animated Series (TV series)
Sage
 
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Ellis Robinson
Monster Blues (1996) … Ellis Robinson (voice)
 
1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (TV movie)
Bones
 
1977 Scott Joplin (TV movie)
Poor Alfred
 
1972 Sounder
Ike
 
Show ShowComposer (8 titles)
2006/I Lost (short)
 
2002 Taj Mahal: Live at Ronnie Scott's 1988 (video documentary)
 
1998 Outside Ozona
 
1992 Zebrahead
 
1977 Brothers
 
1976 Sounder, Part 2
 
1972 Sounder
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1994 The Vernon Johns Story (TV movie) (composer: theme music, performer: theme music)
 
1972 Sounder (music performer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (documentary) (extra special thanks: artiste)
 
Show ShowSelf (38 titles)
2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 25 February 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Soul Resonance (video documentary) (voice)
 
2012 Blues Planet: Sounds (video documentary)
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #1.243 (2010) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2009 The People Speak (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.208 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #1.7 (2009) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1999-2009 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself
Episode #34.4 (2009) … Himself
Episode #14.5 (1999) … Himself
 
2006 God Gave Rock & Roll to You (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Arthur (TV series)
Himself
Big Horns George/*Bleep* (2003) … Himself (voice)
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
Himself
Feel Like Going Home (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Taj Mahal: Live at Ronnie Scott's 1988 (video documentary)
Himself (Vocals, guitar, piano)
 
2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 Party of Five (TV series)
Himself
Fillmore Street (1999) … Himself
 
1997 Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
Episode dated 23 August 1997 (1997) … Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1994 (1994) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1997 Sessions at West 54th (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (video documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Sunday Night (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.5 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (video documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Pete Seeger on the Hudson (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Austin City Limits (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 19 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal (1977) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1973 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.12 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 The Bobby Darin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Flip (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.15 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Black Omnibus (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Soul! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 December 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 Beat-Club (TV series)
Episode #1.54 (1970)
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.14 (1969) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2003 Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

CD: "The Real Blues" (Columbia) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

Taj Mahal Enterprizes, Inc. | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on his looking beyond conventional tastes toward new interpretations] Red is not the only color in a stained-glass window. It's about the tradition moving forward under its own agenda. See more »

Trivia:

Daughter, Yasmeen Mahal Montgomery, was tragically killed in a car crash in May of 2001 See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus