Taj Mahal (musician)

Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, 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)
 1999 - Hippity Hop (Children's music)
 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 MahalAwards
Taj Mahal has received two Grammy Awards (nine nominations) over his career.

1997 (Grammy Award) Best Contemporary Blues Album for Señor Blues2000 (Grammy Award) Best Contemporary Blues Album for Shoutin' in Key2006 (Blues Music Awards) Historical Album of the Year for The Essential Taj Mahal2006 Blues Music Awards  (The Blues Foundation)
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.
References

Category:American blues musicians
Category:American guitarists
Category:American pianists
Category:Singers from New York (state)
Category:Musicians from New York (state)
Category:1942 births
Category:Living people