About this release
In 1974, musician Ike White produced an attention-grabbing record, unique in both its artistry and its production circumstances as White served his life sentence for murder after his conviction at the age of nineteen. Raw archival footage and candid interviews explore the inception of the album and its effects on White's life as an inmate-turned-musical sensation. Directed by filmmaker Daniel Vernon. Featuring perspectives from Stevie Wonder, Alvin Taylor, and Jerry Goldstein.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Changin' Times of Ike White (2020)
77 min
Documentary
Ike White was a musical prodigy who recorded a funk and soul classic album inside a Californian prison in 1974. Then he disappeared. 30 years later, director Dan Vernon tracked him down, only to find a trail of wives, lives and false identities that leave as many questions as answers.
Credits
Director
Daniel Vernon
Cast
Ike Whiteas Self
Daniel Vernonas Self - Interviewer
Jerry Goldsteinas Self - Record Producer
Rico Fanningas Self - Ex Inmate/Friend of Ike
Bruce Jacksonas Self - Ike White's Cellmate
Deborah Whiteas Self - Ike's First Wife
Lana Gutmanas Self - Ike's Wife
Angelique Stidhumas Self - Ike's Daughter
Monalisa Whiteas Self - Ike's Ex-Wife
Stevie Wonderas Self (archive footage)
Editor
Paul Dosaj
Adam Finch
Producer
Vivienne Perry
Rachel Hooper
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 10, 2026