Taj Mahal

Known for

Acting

Born

May 17, 1942 (age 84)

Birthplace

Harlem, New York, USA

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.

Best known work

Six Days Seven Nights

1998

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Saturday Night Live

1975

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

Arthur

1996

Party of Five

1994

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

2019

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009

Filmography

TBA
Mr. Handy's Blues
as Himself
TBA
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
as Self
2024
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
as Self
2024
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine
as Himself
2024
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
as Self
2023
Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM
as Performer
2021
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
2019
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
as Self
2017
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
as Self
2017
American EpicTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2016
Shake 'Em On Down
as Himself
2016
David Holt's State of MusicTV
as Self (1 episode)
2016
The American Epic Sessions
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
2014
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014
as Self
2014
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
as Self
2014
All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman
as Himself
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
2011
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
as Self
2009
The People Speak
as Self
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienTV
as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
2006
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
as Self
2004
Peep and the Big Wide WorldTV
Theme Song Performance