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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