Soul Of A Man is a 2003 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders. The film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James and J. B. Lenoir. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... Skip James (June 21, 1902 - October 3, 1969) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. ...

The film is narrated by Lawrence Fishburne and features performances by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Beck, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, James 'Blood' Ulmer, T-Bone Burnett, Eagle Eye Cherry, Shemekia Copeland, Garland Jeffreys, Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Lou Reed, Marc Ribot, Lucinda Williams, and Cassandra Wilson. The film won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming, and the Audience Award at the São Paulo International Film Festival. Laurence Fishburne (born July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, USA) is a notable United States movie actor. ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born September 22, 1957) is a musician, songwriter, poet, author, and actor. ... Beck Hansen Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. ... The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (sometimes abbreviated JSBX) is a New York based band, made up of members Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar), Judah Bauer (guitar) and Russell Simins (drums). ... James Blood Ulmer (born 2 February 1942 in St Matthews, South Carolina) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and singer. ... Cover of Proof Through the Night, 1983. ... Eagle-Eye Cherry is an American singer known best for his hit Save Tonight. Cherry comes from a musical family that includes sister Neneh Cherry and father Don Cherry. ... Shemekia Copeland (1979 – ) is a notable American blues singer born in Harlem, New York. ... Los Lobos Los Lobos is an American rock band, heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, R&B, blues, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and norteños. ... Bonnie Raitt on the cover of her album Silver Lining Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitar virtuoso who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Lou Reed Lou Reed (born Lewis Allen Reed on March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York), is a rock and roll singer-songwriter. ... Marc Ribot (born 1954) is an American guitarist, composer and occasional singer from Newark, New Jersey. ... Lucinda Williams on the cover of her album Sweet Old World Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. ... Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer and songwriter from Jackson, Mississippi. ... An Emmy Award. ...