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

• 2023Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM — Performer
• 2004Killer Diller — J.R. Cox
• Peep and the Big Wide World — Theme Song Performance
• 2003Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along
• 2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood — Swing Band Singer
• 2001Songcatcher — Dexter Speaks
• 1998Outside Ozona — Dix Mayal, Original Music Composer
• 1998Scrapple — Original Music Composer
• 1998Six Days Seven Nights — Taj Mahal
• 1997Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film
• Arthur
• 1996Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored — Mr. Will
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters — Ellis Robinson (voice)
• Duckman
• Later... with Jools Holland
• 1992Zebrahead — Original Music Composer
• 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey — Gatekeeper
• 1990Follow the Drinking Gourd — Music
• 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains — Bones, Songs
• 1977Brothers — Original Music Composer
• 1977Scott Joplin — Poor Alfred
• 1976Almos' a Man — Music
• 1976Sounder, Part 2 — Ike, Music
• 1975Fighting for Our Lives — Music
• 1972Sounder — Ike, Original Music Composer

Appearances as themselves (35)

• 2024Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf — Self
• 2024Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 — Self
• 2024Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine — Himself
• 2021A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings — Self
• 2020Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self
• 2019ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Musical Guest
• American Epic — Self
• 2017Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World — Self
• David Holt's State of Music — Self
• 2016Shake 'Em On Down — Himself
• 2016The American Epic Sessions — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Musical Guest
• 2014ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 — Self
• 2014All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman — Himself
• 2014This Ain't No Mouse Music! — Self
• 2013Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 — Self
• 2011Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center — Self
• 2009The People Speak — Self
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest
• 2006Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life — Self
• 2003Feel Like Going Home — Self
• 2003Santana: Special Edition EP — Self
• The Blues — Self
• 1997Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz — Self
• 1996The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus — Self - Guitar
• Party of Five — Self
• 1987Taj Mahal and Friends — Self
• Austin City Limits — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• The Midnight Special — Self
• The Flip Wilson Show — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson — Self
• Mr. Handy's Blues — Himself