Taj Mahal

Biography

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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Party of Five

Self

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Swing Band Singer

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Self

Duckman

Austin City Limits

Self

Arthur

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf	Self
2024	Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023	Self
2023	Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM	Performer
2021	A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings	Self
2020	Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band	Self
2019	ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads	Self
2017	Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World	Self
2016	Shake 'Em On Down	Himself
2016	The American Epic Sessions	Self
2014	All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman	Himself
2014	ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014	Self
2014	This Ain't No Mouse Music!	Self
2013	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013	Self
2011	Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center	Self
2009	The People Speak	Self
2006	Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life	Self
2004	Killer Diller	J.R. Cox
2003	Santana: Special Edition EP	Himself
2003	Feel Like Going Home	Self
2003	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along
2002	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	Swing Band Singer
2001	Songcatcher	Dexter Speaks
1998	Outside Ozona	Dix Mayal
1998	Six Days Seven Nights	Entertainer
1997	Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz	Self
1997	Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film
1996	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Mr. Will
1996	The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus	Self - Guitar
1991	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	Gatekeeper
1987	Taj Mahal and Friends	Self
1987	The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains	Bones
1977	Scott Joplin	Poor Alfred
1976	Sounder, Part 2	Ike
1972	Sounder	Ike
	Mr. Handy's Blues	Himself
	Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
2017	American Epic	Self
2016	David Holt's State of Music	Self
2009	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Self
2003	The Blues	Self
1996	Arthur
1994	Duckman
1994	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Ellis Robinson (voice)
1994	Party of Five	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest
1975	Austin City Limits	Self
1972	The Midnight Special	Self
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self