Born In Chicago (2013)
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became their musical mentors and learned the art of the blues at the feet the masters, going on to make the music their own.
Directors: Bob Sarles, John Anderson.
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Dan Aykroyd as Narrator |
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Bob Dylan as Self |
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Carlos Santana as Self |
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Bill Graham as Self |
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B.B. King as Self |
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Buddy Guy as Self |
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Eric Burdon as Self |
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Muddy Waters as Self |
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Elvin Bishop as Self |
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Country Joe McDonald as Self |
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Steve Miller as Self |
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Howlin' Wolf as Self |
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Paul Butterfield as Self (archive footage) |
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Jorma Kaukonen as Self |
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Mike Bloomfield as Self (archive footage) |
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Charlie Musselwhite as Self |
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Al Kooper as Self |
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Barry Goldberg as Self |
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Harvey Mandel as Self |
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Marshall Chess as Self |
| Production | Richard Foos | Producer |
| Writing | Joel Selvin | Writer |
| Production | Jim Belushi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Timm Martin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elliot Roberts | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Emmer | Producer |
| Production | Dan Aykroyd | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Bob Sarles | Editor |
| Production | Joel Selvin | Producer |
| Directing | Bob Sarles | Director |
| Writing | Christina Keating | Story Editor |
| Production | Bob Sarles | Producer |
| Production | Barry Goldberg | Producer |
| Production | Gail Goldberg | Co-Producer |
| Directing | John Anderson | Director |