Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Documentary | Music
6.0
Release Date
November 2, 1993
Duration
85 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Self - Host
Keith David
Self - Commentator
Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
Albert Murray
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self
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 (archive footage)
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington
Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
Self (archive footage)
Sonny Boy Williamson II
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