The Blues Warming by the Devil's Fire (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 106 min | Documentary, Music

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The Blues

Warming by the Devil's Fire (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 106 min | Documentary, Music

On 1950's Mississippi, a young boy navigates inter-generational tensions in his family, torn between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish lure of the blues.

Director

Charles Burnett

Writer

Charles Burnett

Producers

Margaret Bodde | Alex Gibney

Composer

Stephen James Taylor

Cinematographer

John L. Demps Jr. (as John N. Demps)

Editor

Ed Santiago (as Edwin Santiago)

Production Designer

Liba Daniels

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 1, 2003

Release date

Oct 1, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
Tommy Redmond Hicks Uncle Buddy Uncle Buddy See fewer	The Meteor Man (1993)
Nathaniel Lee Jr. Jr. Jr. See fewer	My Dog Skip (2000)
Carl Lumbly Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Men of Honor (2000)
Ivy Cassel Walking man Walking man See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Frances Horton White Peaches Peaches See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Susan McWilliams Love Grace Love Grace See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Tommie Tc Carter Honeyboy Honeyboy See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Goodman. Wille Self Self See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Colleen White Bobbie Grace Bobbie Grace See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Vasti Jackson Guitar Player Guitar Player See fewer	Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment (2021)
Nathaniel Lee Sr. W.C. Handy W.C. Handy See fewer	The Gray Man (2022)
Ted Davis Walter Walter See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Ilona W. Wilkes Bar Owner Bar Owner See fewer	The Blues (2003)
Jay R. Unger Reverend Taylor Reverend Taylor See fewer	Atone (2019)
Big Bill Broonzy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Terminal (2004)
Sam Chatmon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Devil's Music (1979)
Elizabeth Cotten Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Colossal (2016)
Ida Cox Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)
Gary Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Without a Paddle (2004)
Willie Dixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
John Lee Hooker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Lightnin Hopkins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Crazy Heart (2009)
Son House Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hard Target (1993)
Mississippi John Hurt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Walk the Line (2005)
Brownie McGhee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Bessie Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Mamie Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Victoria Spivey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hallelujah (1929)
Sonny Terry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Death on the Nile (2022)
T-Bone Walker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Firm (1993)
Dinah Washington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shutter Island (2010)
Muddy Waters Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Sonny Boy Williamson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)