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name: "Taj Mahal"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/taj-mahal"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "17 May 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-20T05:45:43.131905+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Taj Mahal

Composer. Born 17 May 1942 in Harlem, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 17 May 1942, Harlem, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353023, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94511

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sounder*](https://film.one/film/sounder.md) (83)

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## Biography

Taj Mahal, born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, is an American actor and musician. He appeared as Ike in the 1972 film *Sounder* and composed its original score.

He has acted in films including *Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey* (1991) and provided voice work for animated series such as *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters*. His sister is singer and actress Carole Fredericks.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sounder* (1972), Fi1m 83, as Ike — [page](https://film.one/film/sounder.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM* (2023), as Performer
- *Peep and the Big Wide World* (2004), series, as Theme Song Performance
- *Killer Diller* (2004), as J.R. Cox
- *Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along* (2003), Actor
- *Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood* (2002), as Swing Band Singer
- *Songcatcher* (2001), as Dexter Speaks
- *Outside Ozona* (1998), as Dix Mayal · Original Music Composer
- *Six Days Seven Nights* (1998), as Entertainer
- *Scrapple* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film* (1997), Actor
- *Arthur* (1996), series, Actor
- *Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored* (1996), as Mr. Will
- *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters* (1994), series, as Ellis Robinson (voice)
- *Duckman* (1994), series, Actor
- *Zebrahead* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey* (1991), as Gatekeeper
- *Follow the Drinking Gourd* (1990), Music
- *The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains* (1987), as Bones, Songs
- *Brothers* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Scott Joplin* (1977), as Poor Alfred
- *Sounder, Part 2* (1976), as Ike · Music
- *Almos' a Man* (1976), Music
- *Fighting for Our Lives* (1975), Music
- *Sounder* (1972), as Ike · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/sounder.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance 2014: Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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