Born In Chicago

Overview

"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.

Directed by John Anderson, Bob Sarles

Top cast

Dan Aykroyd

Narrator

Bob Dylan

Self

Carlos Santana

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Bill Graham

Self

B.B. King

Self

Buddy Guy

Self

Eric Burdon

Self

Muddy Waters

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Elvin Bishop

Self

Country Joe McDonald

Self

Steve Miller

Self

Howlin' Wolf

Self

Paul Butterfield

Self (archive footage)

Jorma Kaukonen

Self

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Mike Bloomfield

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Musselwhite

Self

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Al Kooper

Self

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Barry Goldberg

Self

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Harvey Mandel

Self

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Marshall Chess

Self

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