The Murder Ballad of James Jones
20144m
Documentary
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.
Cast
James Y. Jones
as Himself
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