Rhiannon Giddens
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Birthday: February 21, 1977
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Road to ACL
Overview: The Road To ACL is a 2016 documentary about the story of "The Road to ACL", a band. They capture fans and bands as they converge at the Austin City Limits Festival.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-11
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Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters
Overview: In January 2018, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell collaborated on a groundbreaking and deeply personal album for Smithsonian Folkways called "Songs of Our Native Daughters." The result was a powerful, modern take on Black women's history and America's shared, but often hidden, musical roots. From a secluded Louisiana bayou recording studio to electrifying concerts around the country, witness four incredible musicians on an extraordinary creative journey.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
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The Librarian and The Banjo
Overview: The inspiring true story of music librarian Dena Epstein who labored 25 years to document the musical contributions of African slaves to the New World. Her work, now considered classic, shattered legends and myths, proved that the banjo was a slave instrument, and sparked a remarkable revival of black string band music. Directed and produced by Jim Carrier. Starring Dena Epstein, Bela Fleck, Eric Weissberg, Tony Trischka & the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-14
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Give Me the Banjo
Overview: The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-04
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Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Overview: A concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, featuring live performances of the film's music, as well as songs from the early 1960s. Performers include the Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Dave Rawlings Machine, Rhiannon Giddens, Lake Street Dive, Colin Meloy, The Milk Carton Kids, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Patti Smith, Willie Watson, Gillian Welch, and Jack White, as well as the star of the film Oscar Isaac.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-13
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Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Overview: Celebrate the work of actor and comedian Bill Murray at the Kennedy Center, as the recipient of the 19th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-28
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Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
Overview: A documentary that goes behind the scenes with some of today's most talented songwriters as they make new music based on long-lost, newly discovered lyrics from Bob Dylan's legendary Basement Tapes sessions. T Bone Burnett brings Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford together in a dramatic two-week studio session in the basement of Capitol Records. Features an exclusive interview with Bob Dylan.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-21
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The Great Debaters
Overview: The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-25
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Overview: The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-19
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Cover Your Ears
Overview: When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the ever-evolving discussion of legal and moral lines in the industry
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-08
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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Overview: A special tribute concert honoring 16-time Grammy winner Paul Simon that took place on April 6 2022 with a special appearance by the legendary singer/songwriter himself. The special tribute concert features performances from Dave Matthews, Brad Paisley, Brandi Carlile, Billy Porter, Rhiannon Giddens, Shaggy & many more.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-06
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Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville's Renaissance
Overview: This documentary examines the impact of how high-profile artists like Lil Nas X and Beyoncé are challenging the country music status quo and how Black artists in Nashville have been laying the foundation for this transformation for some time.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-25
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David Holt's State of Music
Overview: GrammyAward-winning performer David Holt introduces viewers to modern masters of traditional music in the Southern mountains and remembers the greats who taught him. Featured artists are Bryan Sutton, Josh Goforth, Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Bruce Molsky, the Branchettes and Balsam Range..
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-29
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We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
Overview: The story behind Johnny Cash's lost Native American-themed concept album and his unique collaboration with folk artist Peter Lafarge. The film also chronicles the reimagining of Cash's highly controversial 1964 record on its 50th anniversary, as recorded at Nashville's historic Sound Emporium Studios. Based on Antonino D'Ambrosio's book "A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears."
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-20
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Banjo Tales
Overview: In 2009, filmmaker Yasha Aginsky accompanied the great old-time musician Mike Seeger and his wife Alexia on recording trips through the Southeastern United States, documented by Yasha and his assistant, Slava Basovich. A tireless collector, performer and advocate of old-time music and musicians, Mike was on a mission to record a survey of contemporary traditional-style banjo playing.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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The Winding Stream
Overview: The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.
Genres: Documentary Family History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-15
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The American Epic Sessions
Overview: Jack White and T Bone Burnett invite today’s greatest artists to test their skills against the long-lost machine that recorded their musical idols and forebears. The producers have, over a decade rebuilt, a 1920s recording system, timed by a weight-driven system of clockwork gears. Stripped of the comforts and security of modern technology, Nas, Elton John, Alabama Shakes, Steve Martin Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, are among the artists who have three minutes and one chance to get their music etched into a revolving wax disc, before the weight hits the floor. The results are career defining performances and the very definition of "Lighting In A Bottle".
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-16
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When Patsy Cline Was... Crazy
Overview: With exclusive access to the Cline estate, the film features rare performances of such Cline classics as "Walkin' After Midnight" "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray," "Come On In," "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "You Made Me Love You" and more.The documentary also features exclusive archival interviews with Cline's contemporaries and new interviews with a wide range of artists who have been influenced by Cline: LeAnn Rimes, Kacey Musgraves, Rhiannon Giddens, Wanda Jackson, Bill Anderson, Beverly D'Angelo, Callie Khouri, Reba McEntire, Mickey Guyton, Terri Clark and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-04
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We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Overview: Johnny Cash influenced a great variety of musicians and it was never more apparent than on Friday, April 20, 2012 at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX. The special concert and 80th-birthday tribute, We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash, featured an all-star list of talent not only celebrating the life and legacy of Johnny Cash, but also paying tribute to Cash, his music, his roots and his heritage.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-20
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LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
Overview: A celebration of music and rallying cry that takes viewers on a journey across generations, eras, and genres, anchored by a female chorus of musical icons, whose songs, voices, and activism provided inspiration for the past and current fight for equality for all.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-16
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IMPACT x Nightline: It's Beyoncé Country
Overview: Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter is making waves, sparking a conversation about Black artists in country music. Bun B weighs in on Beyoncé’s Texas roots. Rhiannon Giddens, Tanner Adell and The Black Opry talk the change Beyoncé is bringing to country music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-27
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