Film

The Murder Ballad of James Jones

20144mNRDocumentary

Age rating: NR
Director: Jesse Kreitzer
Year: 2014

In 1993, Chicago bluesman and Howlin' Wolf protégé James "Tail Dragger" Jones murdered fellow musician "Boston Blackie" during an on-stage performance. Twenty years later, James engraved his confession onto an acetate record.

Top cast

James Y. Jones

as Himself

Directed by

Jesse Kreitzer

Written by

Jesse Kreitzer

Produced by

Jesse Kreitzer