Hellhounds On My Trail/Can't You Hear The Wind Howl?

Two documentaries about legendary bluesman Robert Johnson:

Hellhounds on My Trail (1999, 95 min)
Hellhounds On My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson is a heartfelt tribute to the influential and legengary bluesman Robert Johnson (1911-1938). In his short life, Johnson managed to create some of the most powerful blues ever recorded. His music has not only had a lasting effect on blues musicians of all generations, but also has had a major influence on rock and roll as well as folk, country and jazz artists alike.

The film is centered around the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's annual American Music Masters series, a week-long group of events dedicated to an artist who has considerably impacted the evolution of popular music. Hellhounds features performances of Johnson's work by some of the top names in popular music including: The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir with bassists Rob Wasserman; Grammy Award winner Keb' Mo'; Johnson's stepson and blues great Robert Lockwood Jr.; Joe Louis Walker with Billy Branch; David 'Honeyboy' Edwards; Tracy Nelson, Marcia Ball & Irma Thomas; Rory Clock; Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green with Nigel Watson; Chris Whitley and Henry Townsend among others.

Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? (1996, 76 min)
An in-depth, award winning documentary on Robert Johnson, who influenced Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.Hosted by Danny Glover and features Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Robert Cray and others.Contains rare photos, exclusive interviews and vivid re-creations of events in Johnson's life, Can't You Hear The Wind Howl? Presents a compelling portrait of this enigmatic figure, revealing the man behind the myth.Over sixty years of mystery surround this strange, gifted artist who lived in the rural South of the 1920's and 30's.He sang his own songs with unequaled intensity and style--songs betrayed women, terror-filled nights and walking side by side with the devil.Johnson recorded only 29 songs--but they constitute the most astonishing, influential body of work any bluesman has ever committed to wax.