Last of the Mississippi Jukes (2003)

Documentary, History, Music, Rhonda Recommended

lastofthemississippijukes-2003-posterDirector: Robert Mugge

Writer(s): Robert Mugge

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Steve Cheseborough, Jimmy King, Greg “Finger” Taylor, Dennis Fountain, Pat Brown, Patrice Moncell, Eddie Cotton, Vasti Jackson, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Sam Carr, Anthony Sherrod, Bobby Rush, Jesse Robinson, Lucille, Casey Phillips, Virgil Brawley, Chris Thomas King, Abdul Rasheed, Levon Lindsey, J.T. Watkins

Synopsis:  An exploration of Mississippi juke joints, the rustic, often dilapidated music venues where, early in the last century, itinerant blues musicians played for plantation workers and others, creating a powerful new music which soon migrated to Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Detroit, and elsewhere.

Release Date: March 18, 2003 (USA) | Length: 86 min | Genre: History, Music | MPAA Rating: NR