Taj Mahal (musician)
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Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments along with singing an
Mahal in 2005
Mahal at the Museumsquartier in Vienna (Jazz-Fest Wien), 2007
Taj Mahal performing in 1971 (Millard Agency photo)
Taj Mahal at the Liri Blues Festival, Italy, in 2005
Sounder (film)
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Sounder is a 1972 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and adapted by Lonne Elder III from the 1969 novel by William H. Armstrong. The story concerns an African-American sharecropper family in
Taj Mahal (musician)
…releases began incorporating West Indian and Caribbean music, jazz and reggae into the mix. In 1972, he acted in and wrote the film score for the movie Sounder, which starred Cicely Tyson. He reprised his role and returned as composer in the sequel, Part 2, Sounder. In 1976 Mahal left Columbia and signed with…
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