Music documentaries

Over 400 fans have voted on the 120+ items on Best Documentaries About Music. Current Top 3: Moonage Daydream, The Beatles Anthology, Woodstock

Ever since the birth of music, fans have wanted to know what’s behind the song, what’s inspired the songwriter, and what might be to come. Videos by American Songwriter As such, music documentaries in the more modern age have always been a big draw, whether we’re talking about the history of Kurt Cobain or Amy […]

“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” --Roy Ayers (jazz vibraphone

What I love about documentaries is that they open a window onto new people, places and cultures. Film makers can take you to locations that it might otherwise be difficult, if not impossible, to acces

It was a challenge to choose the top 10 best music documentaries of all time, but we got it done. While there are many worth seeing, these represent the...

© Aleia Ah, the good old fashioned documentary. They teach us about our planet's wildlife, architecture, culture, people, and ideas. They also put us to sleep. And that's not a bad thing on a day like this! Is there a better way to drift off to dreamland, than with the gentle cradling of Orson We

If you love music and history, documentaries about musicians will entertain you for hours. Featuring footage of live shows, personal interviews, and behind-the-scenes shenanigans, music documentaries are as much fun to listen to as they are to watch.

Unlike Michael Wadleigh’s classic 1970 documentary, the new one turns the cameras around, to concertgoers, security guards, performers and local residents

Face the music.