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The Murder Ballad of James Jones

20144mNRMovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorJesse Kreitzer

WriterJesse Kreitzer

ProducerJesse Kreitzer

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Cast · Directed by Jesse Kreitzer

James Y. Jones

as Himself

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