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Taj Mahal

Pianist / Composer / Guitarist | * 05/17/1942 (81) | Harlem, New York (United States of America (USA))
Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, often incorporating elements of world music into his work. Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, India, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Drama | Comedies

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The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent ...

Sounder

G

1972 | 3.7/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Kids & Family
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When Quinn, a grouchy pilot living the good life in the South Pacific, agrees to transfer a savvy fashion editor, Robin, to Tahiti, he ends up stranded on a deserted island with her after their plane ...

Six Days Seven Nights

PG-13

1998 | 3.0/5 | 1h 38min
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Romance / Love
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An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis. ...

Phenomenon

PG

1996 | 3.2/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love, Science Fiction
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Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. T ...

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

PG

1991 | 3.1/5 | 1h 33min
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Taj Mahal

Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance Blues Music Award
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Movies with Taj Mahal as Actor(21)

as himself2023 Mr. Handy's Blues
as himself2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
as himself2019 ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
as himself2017 Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
as himself2016 The American Epic Sessions
as himself2014 All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman
2013 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2006 Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
as J.R. Cox2004 Killer Diller
as Dexter Speaks2001 Songcatcher
as Entertainer1998 Six Days Seven Nights
as Dix Mayal1998 Outside Ozona
as himself1997 Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
1997 Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film
as Self - Guitar1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
as Mr. Will1996 Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Gatekeeper1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Bones1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Poor Alfred1977 Scott Joplin
as Ike1976 Sounder, Part 2
as Ike1972 Sounder

TV Shows/Series with Taj Mahal as Actor(6)

as himself2016 David Holt's State of Music
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
1996 Arthur
1994 Duckman
as Self - Musical Guest1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself1970 The Flip Wilson Show

Movies with Taj Mahal as Crew(8)

Sound/Music1998 Scrapple
Sound/Music1998 Outside Ozona
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Zebrahead
Sound/Songs1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Sound/Music1976 Sounder, Part 2
Sound/Music1976 Almos' a Man
Sound/Music1975 Fighting for Our Lives
Sound/Original Music Composer1972 Sounder

TV Shows/Series with Taj Mahal as Crew(1)

Sound/Theme Song Performance2004 Peep and the Big Wide World

Additional Information

Full Name: Henry Taj Fredericks
Born: Sunday, 05/17 1942 (May) in Harlem, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 81 years + 338 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Educated at: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Record Label: Columbia Records
Children: Aya de Leon
Other names for Taj Mahal (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Henry Saint Clair Fredericks"
"Taj Mahal (musician)"
"Taj Mahal (Musiker)"
Taj Mahal frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (9x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (9x, Actor)
Darrell Hammond (8x, Actor)
Melanie Hutsell (8x, Actress)
Conan O'Brien (7x, Actor)
Paul Simon (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:257009, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024