Selected Interviews with Robert Mugge (2024)

Host David Eisner and guest Richard Harrington interview Robert Mugge by phone on WOWD-LP’s two-hour “The Musical Traditions Encounter” about his filmmaking memoir and his seven films screening at the AFI Silver Theatre from Nov. 16 to Nov. 19.

Broadcast November 12, 2023. (Audio Only)

Jana Hoops interviews Robert Mugge about his new memoir, Notes from the Road: A Filmmaker’s Journey through American Music, in Jackson, Mississippi’s Clarion Ledger Newspaper

Published on Sunday, May 28, 2023

René Coman and Manny Chevrolet of the Troubled Men podcast interview Robert Mugge about DEEP BLUES, BLACK WAX, SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE, IGUANAS IN THE HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE, ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS, and more

Recorded January 4, 2022 and first available on January 13, 2022. (Audio Only)

After an opening night screening in Boulder, Colorado, Cary Wolfson interviews Robert Mugge via Zoom about the making of DEEP BLUES

Recorded January 19, 2022

Karen Shook of the UK’s Doc’n Roll interviews Robert Mugge about the making of his Sun Ra, Gil Scott-Heron, and Al Green films

Recorded July 14, 2021 and first broadcast July 18, 2021 (Audio Only)

Coca Xie's interview with filmmaker/professor Robert Mugge for Chinese News Portal People's Daily Online

Recorded May 30, 2013 in New York City

Larry Beck, host of “BlueNotes” on Indiana Public Radio, interviews Robert Mugge about several of his classic music films

Recorded September 16, 2019 and broadcast September 28, 2019. (Audio Only)

Gustavo Pollo Zungri of South America's Con Alma de Blues Magazine interviews Robert Mugge about his career

Published February 2017 in both Spanish and English

Dan Willgang of OffBeat Magazine (New Orleans) interviews Robert Mugge about the new Blu-ray releases of ZYDECO CROSSROADS (2015) and THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO (1994) and the new DVD release of RHYTHM ’N’ BAYOUS (2000)

Published in May 2016

Judith Meriwether of KRVS-FM interviews Robert Mugge and Pat Mire of Cinema on the Bayou about the premiere of ZYDECO CROSSROADS: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Recorded October 12, 2015. (Audio Only)

Doru-George Pascal of TV Plus Suceava interviews Robert Mugge and Diana Zelman about their 2013 film SOUVENIRS OF BUCOVINA: A ROMANIAN SURVIVAL GUIDE

Recorded December 14, 2013 and broadcast December 19, 2013

Brian A. Elliot of KCUV-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 2007 film DEEP SEA BLUES

Broadcast November 11, 2007. (Audio Only)

Stephanie Renée of WURD’s “The Mojo” interviews Robert Mugge about his 2003 film LAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI JUKES, his 2006 film NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE, and his 1980 film SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE

Broadcast October 17, 2016. (Audio Only)

David Dye of WXPN-FM's "World Cafe" interviews Robert Mugge about his 2003 film LAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI JUKES

Recorded April 25, 2003 in Philadelphia. (Audio Only)

Roger Stolle and Jeff C. of KDHX-FM's "Down in the Alley" interview Robert Mugge and Robert Santelli about their 1999 film HELLHOUNDS ON MY TRAIL: THE AFTERLIFE OF ROBERT JOHNSON

Broadcast October 24, 1999. (Audio Only)

Ken Bader of WBUR-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1994 film TRUE BELIEVERS: THE MUSICAL FAMILY OF ROUNDER RECORDS

Broadcast in September 1994. (Audio Only)

Mark Scheerer of CNN interviews Robert Mugge about his 1994 film THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO

Broadcast in 1994.

Derek McGinty of WAMU-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1994 films GATHER AT THE RIVER: A BLUEGRASS CELEBRATION and THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO

Broadcast August 30, 1994. (Audio Only)

Ned Sublette, host of Postmambo Movie Nights, interviews Robert Mugge about his 1991 film DEEP BLUES

Conducted via Zoom on May 19, 2022.

Interviewer Matthew Socey and Robert Mugge discuss DEEP BLUES and their respective recent film viewing in a two-hour conversation on Film Soceyology, Matthew’s film podcast for WFYI 90.1 FM, the Indianapolis NPR station

Recorded January 26, 2022 and first available on January 29, 2022. (Audio Only)

Dave Voigt of the Canadian film podcast "In the Seats” interviews Robert Mugge about the 2021 relaunching of DEEP BLUES and more

First available online October 18, 2021. (Audio Only)

Knut Benzner of Germany’s NDR radio interviews Robert Mugge about his 1991 film DEEP BLUES

Broadcast April 13, 2020. (Audio Only)

David Dye of WXPN-FM's "World Cafe" interviews Robert Mugge about his 1991 film DEEP BLUES and his 5 favorite albums of 1992

Broadcast December 15, 1992. (Audio Only)

Derek McGinty of WAMU-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1991 film DEEP BLUES

Broadcast September 30, 1992. (Audio Only)

Bob Porter of WBGO-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1991 film DEEP BLUES

Broadcast July 31, 1992. (Audio Only)

Mark Scheerer of CNN interviews Robert Mugge and Dave Stewart about their 1991 film DEEP BLUES

Broadcast January 22, 1992.

Terry Gross of WHYY-FM's "Fresh Air" interviews Robert Mugge about his 1988 PBS series "Summer Night Music"

Broadcast on July 8, 1988. (Audio Only)

Author Ellen Oumano interviews Robert Mugge for her book MOVIES FOR A DESERT ISLE: Forty-Two Well-Known Film Lovers in Search of Their Favorite Movie

Published in 1987 by St. Martin’s Press. (PDF)

Bob Andelman (aka, Mr. Media of YouTube.com) interviews Robert Mugge about his 1986 film SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS, newly released on Blu-ray and DVD.

Posted August 6, 2017. Interview Recorded July 11, 2017.

Debbie Burke of debbieburkeauthor.com interviews Robert Mugge about his 1986 film SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS, newly released on Blu-ray and DVD.

Posted August 4, 2017.

Tim Scott of noisey.vice.com interviews Robert Mugge about his 1986 film SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS, newly released on Blu-ray and DVD.

Posted August 2, 2017.

Stephanie Renée of WURD’s “The Mojo” interviews Robert Mugge about his 1984 film GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AL GREEN and his 1985 film THE RETURN OF RUBÉN BLADES, the latter newly rereleased on Blu-ray

Broadcast August 15, 2016. (Audio Only)

Terry Gross of WHYY-FM's "Fresh Air" interviews Robert Mugge about his 1983 film COOL RUNNINGS: THE REGGAE MOVIE, 1984 film GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AL GREEN, and 1985 film THE RETURN OF RUBEN BLADES

Broadcast November 11, 1985. (Audio Only)

Eva McKend of WCAX-TV interviews Robert Mugge about his 1982 film BLACK WAX with Gil Scott-Heron

Broadcast February 17, 2017.

Terry Gross of WHYY-FM's "Fresh Air" interviews Robert Mugge about his 1982 film BLACK WAX with Gil Scott-Heron

Broadcast January 14, 1983. (Audio Only)

Professor William Ellis of Saint Michael’s College interviews Robert Mugge for Ellis’s History of Jazz class regarding the making of SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE and SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS.

The Zoom session was recorded April 12, 2021

Recorded June 27, 2022.

Christopher B. Eddy of the Sun Ra Arkive blogspot interviews Robert Mugge about his 1980 film SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE

Recorded June 18, 2020. (Audio Only)

Burgin Mathews of Birmingham Mountain Radio interviews Robert Mugge about his 1980 film SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE

Broadcast June 1, 2013. (Audio Only)

Terry Gross of WUHY-FM’s “Fresh Air” interviews Robert Mugge about his 1980 film SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE

Broadcast October 23, 1980. (Audio Only)

Scott Sinkler of WXPN-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1980 film SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE

Broadcast October 23, 1980. (Audio Only)

Bruce Bergethon of WRTI-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1980 film SUN RA: A JOYFUL NOISE

Broadcast October 21, 1980. (Audio Only)

David Gambacorta of Philadelphia Magazine interviews Robert Mugge about his 1978 film AMATEUR NIGHT AT CITY HALL: THE STORY OF FRANK L. RIZZO

Published April 28, 2016

Mark Scheerer of WMMR-FM interviews Robert Mugge about his 1978 film AMATEUR NIGHT AT CITY HALL: THE STORY OF FRANK L. RIZZO

Broadcast January 19, 1979. (Audio Only)

Selected Interviews with Robert Mugge (2024)

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