Make It Funky! (2005)
September 27, 2005Release Date
Make It Funky! (2005)
September 27, 2005Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Allen Toussaint
Self

Anthony "AB" Brown
Self (as Anthony Brown)

Amadee Castenell
Self

Bryan Cayolle
Self

Anthony Brown
Self

Chris Severin
Self

Clarence Reginald Toussaint
Self

Donald Harrison
Self

Ed Rousselle
Self

Herman LeBeaux
Self

Aaron Neville
Self

Irene Sage
Self

Michael Murphy
Director

Big Sam
Self (as Sammie Williams)

Ahmet Ertegün
Self

Bonnie Raitt
Self

Keith Richards
Self

Michael Murphy
Director / Writer / Producer

Daniel Roth
Executive Producer

Cilista Eberle
Producer

Jerry M. Jacob
Cinematography

David A. Wolf
Cinematography

Kenny Delbert
Sound Recordist

Scott Kramer
Recording Supervision
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Make It Funky! is a 2005 American documentary film directed, written and co-produced by Michael Murphy. Subtitled in the original version as "It all began in New Orleans", the film presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and jazz. The film was scheduled for theatrical release in September 2005, but was pulled by distributor Sony Pictures Releasing so that they did not appear to take commercial advantage of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Using an April 27, 2004 concert at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans as the backdrop, the film also includes archival performance footage, still photographs, and interviews with many musicians and others involved in the early years and heyday of New Orleans music. The film is narrated by Art Neville, and the interviewees include local music pioneers Allen Toussaint, Lloyd Price, Irma Thomas, and Aaron Neville, contemporary New Orleans musicians Kermit Ruffins and Trombone Shorty, as well as rock musicians Bonnie Raitt and Keith Richards, who describe the influence of New Orleans music on their careers. The opening screen text states "the story of how this music was made reflects a struggle for social and racial equality between black and white America. It is also a story of how music can unite, uplift, and in the case of New Orleans, create a sound that influenced the world."
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