Adam Ruins Everything Adam Ruins Music (Season 3, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

Adam Ruins Everything

Adam Ruins Music (Season 3, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

Adam reveals the racism behind the origins of rock and roll, explores the monopolistic practices of entertainment company Live Nation, and defends musicians who "sell out" to make a living in today's digital landscape.

Director

Laura Murphy

Writers

Adam Conover | Rasheda Crockett | Brian Frange | James III & 3 more

Producers

Dave Oberg | JP Quicquaro (produced by)

Cinematographer

Matt Garrett (cinematography)

Editor

Tom Erickson

Casting Director

Lindsey Weissmueller

Production Designer

Tricia Robertson

See all filmmakers & crew (54)

Edit Released

Updated Sep 10, 2019

Release date

Sep 10, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Adam Ruins Music.

Cast	+ Add Cast
30 cast members

Name	Known for
Adam Conover Adam Conover Adam Conover See fewer	Jake and Amir (2007)
Brian Sacca Old School Dad Old School Dad See fewer	The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Grace Song Hip Daughter Hip Daughter See fewer	Life Itself (2018)
James III African American DJ African American DJ See fewer	Good Burger 2 (2023)
Peter Banifaz Livenation Rep Livenation Rep See fewer	Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Ally Beardsley Box Office Ticket Seller Box Office Ticket Seller See fewer	Dropout (2006)
Tashi Condelee Streaming Streaming See fewer	Demetrinox (2018)
Daniel Durston Elvis Presley Elvis Presley See fewer	Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
Open Mike Eagle Self - Music Artist Self - Music Artist See fewer	Open Mike Eagle and Video Dave: Headass (Idiot Shinji) (2020)
Matthew Harris Barack Obama Barack Obama See fewer	I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
Constance Jewell Lopez Big Mama Thornton Big Mama Thornton See fewer	California No (2020)
Aglaë Kounkou CD Sales Revenue Dancer (as Aglae Kounkou) CD Sales Revenue Dancer (as Aglae Kounkou) See fewer	The Bold Type (2017)
Natasha Leggero Music Video Director Music Video Director See fewer	He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Adam Lustick Record Company Executive / Eddie Vedder Record Company Executive / Eddie Vedder See fewer	Battle of the Sexes (2017)
John Milhiser The Beatles Fan The Beatles Fan See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Brennan Lee Mulligan Ticketmaster Rep Ticketmaster Rep See fewer	Dimension 20 (2018)
Jill Remez Department of Justice Rep Department of Justice Rep See fewer	Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)
Rotana Liisa Liisa See fewer	Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
Sam Roudman First Guy in Line First Guy in Line See fewer	Retro Report (2013)
Aaron Schroeder John Lennon John Lennon See fewer	The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island (2017)
Tesla Wolfe CD Sales Revenue Dancer CD Sales Revenue Dancer See fewer	Craftsmen of James County
Bo Diddley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Portia Maultsby Self - Laura Boulton Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology at Indiana University (as Portia K. Maultsby PH.D.) Self - Laura Boulton Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology at Indiana University (as Portia K. Maultsby PH.D.) See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Elvis Presley Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Death on the Nile (2022)
Big Mama Thornton Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Vanishing Point (1971)
Nicholas Walker Ringo Starr Ringo Starr See fewer	Atlas (I) (2024)
Muddy Waters Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Zachary Harrison Zdziebko Hulko Keyboard Rocker Hulko Keyboard Rocker See fewer	Unemployed (2011)
Emily Axford Emily (uncredited) Emily (uncredited) See fewer	Hot Date (2017)