The film highlights the "dramatic tension between the sacred and the profane" in the blues through three distinct figures:
Actor Laurence Fishburne provides the voiceover, speaking from the perspective of Blind Willie Johnson. Featured Artists
The film features rare footage, including previously unpublished material of J.B. Lenoir. The Soul of a Man(2003)
The narrative begins with the 1977 launch of the Voyager space probe , which carried Blind Willie Johnson’s "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" as a representation of human culture.
A politically engaged musician whose lyrics addressed the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War. Gold Records in Deep Space The film highlights the "dramatic tension between the
Known for his haunting, high-pitched vocals and complex guitar style; he was "rediscovered" in the 1960s after decades of obscurity.
Wenders describes the film more as a "poem" than a traditional documentary. It avoids a strictly chronological approach, instead using a mix of techniques to bring the music to life: The narrative begins with the 1977 launch of
An evangelist whose religious themes outsold many secular blues artists during the Depression.