Taj Mahal
Known for: Acting
Taj Mahal is an American blues musician, a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica, among many other instruments.
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Musical Guest
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Arthur
1996
Series
Party of Five
Self
1994
Series
Duckman
1994
Series
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Series
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Ellis Robinson (voice)
1994
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
2009
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Film
Six Days Seven Nights
Entertainer
1998
Series
The Blues
Self
2003
Film
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Gatekeeper
1991
Series
David Holt's State of Music
Self
2016
Film
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Swing Band Singer
2002
Film
Sounder
Ike
1972
Series
American Epic
Self
2017
Film
The People Speak
Self
2009
Film
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Mr. Will
1996
Film
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
2017
Film
Killer Diller
J.R. Cox
2004
Film
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Self - Guitar
1996
Film
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Self
2019
Film
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Self
2020
Film
Scott Joplin
Poor Alfred
1977
Film
Songcatcher
Dexter Speaks
2001
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
2013
Film
Feel Like Going Home
Self
2003
Film
Outside Ozona
Dix Mayal
1998
Film
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Self
2024
Film
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Bones
1987
Film
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
Self
2024
Film
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
2021
Film
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Self
1997
Film
All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman
Himself
2014
Film
Sounder, Part 2
Ike
1976
Film
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Self
2006
Film
The American Epic Sessions
Self
2016
Film
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Self
Film
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along
2003
Film
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014
Self
2014
Film
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
Self
2014
Film
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Self
2011
Film
Shake 'Em On Down
Himself
2016
Taj Mahal and Friends
Self
1987
Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film
1997
Film
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine
Himself
2024
Mr. Handy's Blues
Himself
Film
Santana: Special Edition EP
Self
2003
Film
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM
Performer
2023