A Band Called Death (2012)
This Band was Punk, before Punk was Punk
96 min
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.
- Release date
- June 27, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $125
Trailer
Cast
- Bobby Hackney as Self - bass and vocals, Death
- Dannis Hackney as Self - drums, Death
- Robbie Duncan as Self
- Robbie Duncan as Death-Cuitar
- Kathleen as Self - old friend of Death
- Earl V. Hackney Jr. as Self - not a member of Death
- Victor Veve as Self
- Victor Veve as Lambsbread-Organ, Keyboards
- Majora Florida Hackney as Self - mother of the Hackney brothers
- Victor Twiggs as Self
- Victor Twiggs as Lamdsbread-Percussion
Crew
- David Hackney · Archive footage
- The Beatles · Archive footage
- Mark Christopher Covino · Director
- Jeff Howlett · Director
- Mark Christopher Covino · Producer
- Jerry Ferrara · Producer
- Jeff Howlett · Producer
- Kevin Mann · Producer
- Tim Boland · Composer
- Sam Retzer · Composer
- Mark Christopher Covino · Cinematographer
- Rich Fox · Editor