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Synopsis

"Horn From The Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story" is a feature-length documentary about the life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield. A white, teen-age harmonica player from Chicago's south side, Paul learned from the original black masters performing nightly in his own back yard. Through his music and words, along with first-hand accounts of his family, his band mates and those closest to him, "Horn From The Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story" tells the complex story of a man many call the greatest harmonica player of all time. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Cast

  • Elvin Bishop
  • Joe Boyd
  • Cindy Cashdollar
  • Marshall Chess
  • Buzz Feiten
  • Anton Fig
  • Barry Goldberg
  • Nick Gravenites
  • Happy Traum
  • Jac Holzman

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Metacritic

80
Oct 16, 2018

While the last third of Butterfield’s life is tragic, spending the better part of 90 minutes with the man and his music is exhilarating. The picture may get at least a few people talking about him again.

Metacritic review by Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
The New York Times
50
Oct 11, 2018

Anderson, who previously made several Beach Boys/Brian Wilson video docs, is attentive to chronology and to Butterfield's legacy, but isn't making the kind of film that might win the artist new fans or magically transport older ones back to the moment when he was at the top of his field.

Metacritic review by John DeFore
John DeFore
The Hollywood Reporter