Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
6.0
1993
1h 25m
DocumentaryMusic
Overview
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.
Director
Ken Mandel
Top Cast
Keith David
Self - Host
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Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
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Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
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Big Bill Bronzy
Self
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Willie Dixon
Self
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W.C. Handy
Self
John Lee Hooker
Self
