The Long Night of Lady Day

This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and ultimately shortened by drug abuse and alcoholism. Her story and career are portrayed through rare archival film and television appearances, memorable renditions of her greatest songs, and interviews with friends and colleagues.

1984-01-25 | en

If Not For You

A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired by him. The film also draws parallels between Dylan's body of work and the Baul tradition of Bengal.

2019-05-24 | en

Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

Father John Misty performs a career spanning setlist at The Ryman in Nashville, TN, during the tour for his 5th studio LP, Chloë and the Next 20th Century

2022-10-06 | en

Riqueni

2023-11-03 | es

Katie Melua - Piece by Piece

Katie Melua's long awaited second album, Piece By Piece, is released nearly two years after the debut of her multi-platinum selling album, Call Off The Search. Piece By Piece demonstrates Katie's significant growth as an artist, containing a larger percentage of self-penned songs than her first album.

2006-01-01 | en

Big Easy Express

Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”. The resulting film from this journey is nothing short of magical. Part road movie and part concert film, BIG EASY EXPRESS bears witness to the birth of a new musical era. With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds, from Oakland… to New Orleans.

2012-03-17 | en

Wagakki Band: Vocalo Zanmai Dai Ensokai

Features Wagakki Band's concert "Vocalo Zanmai Dai Ensokai" held at Akasaka Blitz on August 27, 2014.

2014-11-26 | ja

The Faces: Sounds for Saturday

The Faces recorded live in London at BBC Studios for the Sounds for Saturday programme. Rebroadcast in 2010 as part of VH-1's Crown Jewels of The BBC collection.

1972-04-01 | en

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.

2016-03-12 | en

The History of Sound

Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.

2025-05-14 | en

The Albion Band

A rare 1979 BBC Arena documentary on the Albion Band, Ashley Hutchings and the development of English folk rock up to that time.

1979-12-31 | en

The Sfroos - Viaggio nella musica di Lombardia

2015-01-01 | it

Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words & Music

Joni Mitchell, the Queen of folk/rock, performs for an intimate audience on a Warner Bros. soundstage in Los Angeles. This concert is classic Joni, covering a broad base of her repertoire from over the years. With a backdrop provided by some of her very own paintings, this program is a reveling look at both the life and talents of Joni Mitchell.

1999-03-29 | en

Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working - Rare Performances 1968-1978

Muddy Waters peforms in various taped clips during his later years as an elder statesman of the Chicago Blues.

1999-07-04 | it

Albert King: Live in Sweden 1980

Born in Indianola, Mississippi, Albert King remains one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time and enjoyed a successful career that spanned four decades, with wide critical and commercial acceptance throughout the world. The left- handed blues giant wrenched stinging solos from his trademark Gibson Flying V, informing the sound and style of such admirers as Eric Clapton, Luther Allison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taj Mahal and Jimi Hendrix. This never before released concert film presents King in top form, tearing through his signature songs at the peak of his career. Songs include "Born under a Bad Sign," "The Sky Is Crying," "The Very Thought of You," "Cadillac Assembly Line," "Summertime," "Cold Women with Warm Hearts," "As the Years Go Passing By."

1980-01-01 | sv

Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival

Albert King & B.B. King live at the Japan Blues Carnival 1989.

1989-01-01 | en

The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival

An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.

2007-12-07 | en

Luther Allison: Songs from the Road

Four days prior to being diagnosed with a malignant lung tumor, Luther Allison played a blistering show in Montreal; it was filmed for later airplay on Canadian television, and most of the show is captured on this DVD. The bitter irony is obvious here -- Allison is at the peak of his powers, and yet at the same time, it could be said that he's playing like a man with only weeks to live. Performers include: Luther Allison: lead guitar, vocals; James Solberg: rhythm & lead guitar; Mike Vlahakis: keyboards; Ken Faltinson: bass; Robb Stupka: drums; and Memphis Horns (Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love).

2010-01-01 | en

Rhythm Parade

A nightclub performer, jealous about the talents of an aspiring singer, tries to sabotage her chances at a professional career.

1942-12-11 | en

Blues Run the Game: The Strange Tale of Jackson C. Frank

The untold story of Jackson C Frank, an American folk legend. His tragic life produced some of the most timeless folk music of our time.

2023-10-28 | en