“It’s a wonderful film that does something extremely rare in the world of blues documentaries, which is tell the story straight, without romanticizing its subject in any way… All in all, a superb film.”
—Adam Gussow (Satan and Adam)

“An intriguing outsider (Canadian) look at the career of Delta blues giant James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson and the Clarksdale, Mississippi blues culture of which his work is an integral part.”
—Robert Mugge (Documentary filmmaker)

“James “Super Chikan” Johnson: A Life in Blues is a joy from start to finish.”
— Eric Steiner (Editor Emeritus, Washington Blues Society)