Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)

Documentary Music

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.

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  • Release Date: 1993-11-02
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: Ken Mandel

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    • Cast

    • Keith David

      Self - Host

    • Robert Palmer

      Self - Commentator

    • Albert Murray

      Self - Commentator

    • Chuck Berry

      Self (archive footage)

    • Louis Armstrong

      Self (archive footage)

    • Count Basie

      Self (archive footage)

    • Big Bill Bronzy

      Self

    • Willie Dixon

      Self

    • W.C. Handy

      Self

    • John Lee Hooker

      Self

    • Son House

      Self

    • Mick Jagger

      Self

    • Louis Jordan

      Self

    • B.B. King

      Self

    • Charlie Parker

      Self

    • Bessie Smith

      Self (archive footage)

    • Dinah Washington

      Self (archive footage)

    • Muddy Waters

      Self (archive footage)

    • Sonny Boy Williamson II

      Self (archive footage)

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