Take Me to the River (2014 film)

Take Me to the River
Film poster
Directed by	Martin Shore
Written by	Martin Shore Jerry Harrison Zac Stanford Rick Clark
Produced by	Martin Shore Jerry Harrison Dan Sameha Brett Leonard Lawrence Mitchell Cody Dickinson
Starring	Terrence Howard Mavis Staples Snoop Dogg Al Kapone Frayser Boy Yo Gotti
Cinematography	Nathan Black
Edited by	Maxx Gillman Julie Janata
Music by	Cody Dickinson
Production company	Abramorama
Distributed by	Abramorama Shout! Factory Netflix
Release date	September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Take Me to the River is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Martin Shore about music of Memphis, Tennessee. It premiered on March 11, 2014, at SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas. The film was released on Netflix in August 2016, two years after its initial release.

The documentary celebrates the intergenerational and interracial musical influence of Memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. The film brings multiple generations of award-winning Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians together, following them through the creative process of recording a historic new album, to re-imagine the utopia of racial, gender and generational collaboration of Memphis in its heyday. A related education initiative partnered with Berklee College of Music to produce a curriculum and events based on the film.

Cast

• Terrence Howard as himself (host/narrator)
• Mavis Staples as herself
• Snoop Dogg as himself
• Alphonzo Bailey as himself
• Cedric Coleman as himself
• Mario Mims as himself
• Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut" Flores Jr. as himself
• Bobby "Blue" Bland as himself
• Charles "Skip" Pitts as himself
• William Bell as himself

Soundtrack

Take Me to the River: Music from the Motion Picture was released on September 9, 2014 via Stax Records/Concord Music, and consists of twelve songs.

Take Me to the River: Music from the Motion Picture

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't No Sunshine" (performed by Bobby "Blue" Bland & Yo Gotti)	Bill Withers Mario Mims	4:29
2.	"Wish I Had Answered" (performed by Mavis Staples & North Mississippi All-Stars)		4:05
3.	"They Wanna Be Like Me" (performed by The Bar-Kays, 8Ball & MJG)	James Alexander Larry Dodson Ezra Williams Premro Smith Marlon Goodwin	3:51
4.	"Push and Pull" (performed by Bobby Rush & Frayser Boy)	Rufus Thomas Cedric Coleman	4:04
5.	"Supposed to Be" (performed by Booker T. Jones, Al Kapone & North Mississippi All-Stars)	Alphonzo Bailey Booker T. Jones Luther Dickinson	3:56
6.	"Trying to Live My Life Without You" (performed by Otis Clay & Lil P-Nut)	Lawrence Eugene Williams Benjamin Flores	3:48
7.	"I've Been Buked" (performed by Mavis Staples & North Mississippi All-Stars)		4:52
8.	"I Forgot to Be Your Lover" (performed by William Bell, Snoop Dogg & Stax Music Academy)	William Bell Calvin Broadus Booker T. Jones	4:00
9.	"If I Should Have Bad Luck" (performed by Charlie Musselwhite & The City Champs)	Charlie Musselwhite	4:24
10.	"Knock on Wood" (performed by William Bell & Stax Music Academy)	Eddie Floyd Steve Cropper	3:34
11.	"Hen Pecked" (performed by Bobby Rush & Frayser Boy)	Bobby Rush Cedric Coleman	5:19
12.	"Walk Away" (performed by Terrence Howard & Hi Rhythm Section)	Terrence Howard	3:15
Total length:			49:37

Sequel

Take Me to the River: New Orleans was premiered on April 20, 2022 at the Broadside Theater in New Orleans. The film stars Aaron Neville, Ivan Neville, Ledisi, G-Eazy, George Porter Jr., Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Scott and Donald Harrison, with William Bell and Snoop Dogg reprised their appearances.

External links

• Official website
• Take Me to the River at IMDb
• Take Me to the River at Box Office Mojo
• Take Me to the River at Metacritic
• Take Me to the River at Rotten Tomatoes