Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Known for
Acting
Born
May 17, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Harlem, New York, USA

Biography

Taj Mahal is an American blues musician, a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica, among many other instruments.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Mr. Handy's Blues

Mr. Handy's Blues

Movie · as Himself

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Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson poster

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

Movie · as Self

2024
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf poster

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

Movie · as Self

2024
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 poster

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023

Movie · as Self

2024
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine poster

Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine

Movie · as Himself

2023
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM poster

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM

Movie · as Performer

2021
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings poster

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

Movie · as Self

2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band poster

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

Movie · as Self

2019
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads poster

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

Movie · as Self

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2017
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World poster

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Movie · as Self

2017
American Epic poster

American Epic

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2016
Shake 'Em On Down poster

Shake 'Em On Down

Movie · as Himself

2016
The American Epic Sessions poster

The American Epic Sessions

Movie · as Self

2016
David Holt's State of Music poster

David Holt's State of Music

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2014
All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman poster

All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

Movie · as Himself

2014
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 poster

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

Movie · as Self

2014
This Ain't No Mouse Music! poster

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

Movie · as Self

2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 poster

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

Movie · as Self

2011
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center poster

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Movie · as Self

2009
The People Speak poster

The People Speak

Movie · as Self

2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2006
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life poster

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

Movie · as Self

2004
Killer Diller poster

Killer Diller

Movie · as J.R. Cox

2003
Santana: Special Edition EP poster

Santana: Special Edition EP

Movie · as Self

2003
Feel Like Going Home poster

Feel Like Going Home

Movie · as Self

2003
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along poster

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along

Movie

2003
The Blues poster

The Blues

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood poster

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Movie · as Swing Band Singer

2001
Songcatcher poster

Songcatcher

Movie · as Dexter Speaks

1998
Outside Ozona poster

Outside Ozona

Movie · as Dix Mayal

1998
Six Days Seven Nights poster

Six Days Seven Nights

Movie · as Taj Mahal

1997
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz poster

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

Movie · as Self

1997
Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film

Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film

Movie

1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored poster

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Movie · as Mr. Will

1996
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus poster

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Movie · as Self - Guitar

1996
Arthur poster

Arthur

TV · 1 ep

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · 1 ep

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters poster

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV · as Ellis Robinson (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Party of Five poster

Party of Five

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 3 eps

1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey poster

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Movie · as Gatekeeper

1987
Taj Mahal and Friends

Taj Mahal and Friends

Movie · as Self

1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains poster

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

Movie · as Bones

1977
Scott Joplin poster

Scott Joplin

Movie · as Poor Alfred

1976
Sounder, Part 2 poster

Sounder, Part 2

Movie · as Ike

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1975
Austin City Limits poster

Austin City Limits

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
Sounder poster

Sounder

Movie · as Ike

1972
The Midnight Special poster

The Midnight Special

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep