A Band Called Death (2013)

This Band was Punk, before Punk was Punk

Directed by Mark Christopher Covino1h 36mDocumentary,Music

Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.

Rated
NR
Year
2013
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
27 June 2013
TMDB
7.2 (90)
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Dannis Hackney
Self
B
Bobby Hackney
Self
D
David Hackney
Self (archive footage)
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Self
Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Self
Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Self
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Self
M
Mick Collins
Self
M
Mickey Leigh
Self
R
Robbie Duncan
Self
Questlove
Questlove
Self
Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid
Self
Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer
Self

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