The Blues (2003) | Full Cast

Charles Burnett

DIRECTOR

Clint Eastwood

DIRECTOR

Mike Figgis

DIRECTOR

Marc Levin

DIRECTOR

Richard Pearce

DIRECTOR

Martin Scorsese

DIRECTOR

Wim Wenders

DIRECTOR

B.B. King

Self

Ike Turner

Self

Pinetop Perkins

Self

Dick Waterman

Self

Chris Thomas King

Blind Willie Johnson

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Uncle Buddy

Nathaniel Lee Jr.

Jr.

Keith B. Brown

Skip James

Carl Lumbly

Self - Narrator

James Hughes

H.C. Speirs

David F. Hughes

Art Laibely

Ivy Cassel

Walking man

Shayne Tingle

Sound engineer

Frances Horton White

Peaches

Susan McWilliams

Love Grace

Joy Brashears

Secretary

Tommie Tc Carter

Honeyboy

Goodman. Wille

Self

Colleen White

Bobbie Grace

Vasti Jackson

Guitar Player

Nathaniel Lee Sr.

W.C. Handy

Ted Davis

Walter

Ilona W. Wilkes

Bar Owner

Jay R. Unger

Reverend Taylor

Clint Eastwood

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self

Laurence Fishburne

Self - Narrator

Common

Self

Lulu

Self

Ray Charles

Self

Tom Jones

Self

Elvis Costello

Self

Nick Cave

Self

Mick Fleetwood

Self

T Bone Burnett

Self

Eric Clapton

Self

Beck

Self

Eagle Eye Cherry

Self

Lou Reed

Self

Bonnie Raitt

Self

Van Morrison

Self

Jeff Beck

Self

Dr. John

Self

Eric Burdon

Self

Steve Winwood

Self

Taj Mahal

Self

Chuck D

Self

Dave Brubeck

Self

Keb' Mo'

Self

Los Lobos

Themselves

Cassandra Wilson

Self

John Mayall

Self

Lucinda Williams

Self

KoKo Taylor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Self

Rahzel

Self - Human Beat-box

Lonnie Donegan

Self

Peter Green

Self

Georgie Fame

Self

George Melly

Self

Sam Phillips

Self

Bobby Rush

Self

Vernon Reid

Self

Jon Cleary

Self

Jack Elliott

Self

Shemekia Copeland

Self

Albert Lee

Self

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Themselves

Chris Farlowe

Self

Joe Mulherin

Self

Jim Dickinson

Self

Pete Jolly

Self

Humphrey Lyttelton

Self

Ali Farka Touré

Self

Chris Barber

Self

Hubert Sumlin

Self

Marc Ribot

Self

Little Milton

Self

Jay McShann

Self

Garland Jeffreys

Self

Toumani Diabaté

Self

Marcia Ball

Self

Otha Turner

Self

Salif Keïta

Self

Calvin Newborn

Self

Bert Jansch

Self

Ian Jennings

Self

Davy Graham

Self

Steve Seaberg

Self

Corey Harris

Self

Sam Carr

Self

Marshall Chess

Self

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Self

Johnny Juice Rosado

Self

Pete King

Self

Christine Tobin

Self

Cato Walker III

Self

Pete Johnson

ACTOR

Jamar Chess

Self - Marshall Chess's son

Jesse Price

Self

Seaberg Ronnog

Self

Willie King

Self

Habib Koité

Self

Dr. Louis Cannonball Cantor

Self

David Barnes

Self

Phil Chess

Self - co-founder of Chess Records

Rosco Gordon

Self

Sharde Thomas

Self

Chris Spindel

Self (WDIA editor)

Henry Gray

Self

Richard Shurman

Self

Mark Mondesir

Self

Sam Lay

Self

Ahmir

Self

Morris Jennings

Self - Electric Mud drummer

Bob Koester

Self - owner, Delmark Records

Christine Spindel

Self (WDIA Program Director)

Bernice Turner Pratcher

Self

Magic Slim

Self

Don Kern

Self (WDIA Production Manager)

James Blood Ulmer

Self

Phil Upchurch

Self - Electric Mud guitarist

Mya

Self

Rob Stone

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