Taj Mahal (musician) facts for kids

Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Background information
Birth name	Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
Born	May 17, 1942 (age 77); Harlem, New York, United States
Genres	Blues
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1964–present
Associated acts	Rising Sons
Website	tajblues.com

Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, better known by the stage name Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1942), is an American blues musician. He has been performing and recording since 1964 and is still popular.

Selected discography

1968 – Taj Mahal
1968 – The Natch'l Blues
1969 – Giant Step/De Ole Folks At Home
1971 – The Real Thing
1971 – Happy Just To Be Like I Am
1972 – Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff
1973 – Oooh So Good 'n Blues
1974 – Mo' Roots
1975 – Music Keeps Me Together
1976 – Satisfied 'N Tickled Too
1976 – Music Fa' Ya (Musica Para Ti)
1977 – Brothers (Soundtrack)
1977 – Evolution (The Latest)
1983 – Take A Giant Step
1986 – Taj
1991 – Mule Bone
1991 – Like Never Before
1993 – Dancing The Blues
1993 – An Evening of Acoustic Music
1993 – The Source by Ali Farka Touré (World Circuit WCD030 / Hannibal 1375)
1995 – Mumtaz Mahal (with V.M. Bhatt and N. Ravikiran)
1996 – Phantom Blues
1997 – Señor Blues
1998 – Sacred Island (with The Hula Blues Band)
1999 – Kulanjan (with Toumani Diabaté)
2000 – Shoutin' In Key
2001 – Hanapepe Dream
2003 – Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues – Taj Mahal
2003 – Blues with Feeling
2004 – Musicmakers with Taj Mahal (Music Maker 49)
2004 – Etta Baker with Taj Mahal (Music Maker 50)
2005 – Mkutano Meets The Culture Musical Club Of Zanzibar
2005 – The Essential Taj Mahal

Awards

Taj Mahal has received two Grammy Awards (nine nominations) over his career.

1997 (Grammy Award) Best Contemporary Blues Album for Señor Blues
2000 (Grammy Award) Best Contemporary Blues Album for Shoutin' in Key
2006 (Blues Music Awards) Historical Album of the Year for The Essential Taj Mahal
2008 (Grammy Nomination) Best Contemporary Blues Album for Maestro

On February 8, 2006 Taj Mahal was designated the official Blues Artist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Images for kids

Taj Mahal at the Museumsquartier in Vienna (Jazz-Fest Wien) in 2007
Taj Mahal performing in 1971 (Millard Agency photo)
Taj Mahal at the Liri Blues Festival, Italy, in 2005
Taj Mahal performing at the 1997 North Sea Jazz Festival
Taj Mahal in Niederstetten, Germany, June 2007