Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993•1h 25m•6.0/10

DocumentaryMusic

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6.0/10(1)

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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Multiprises LLC, Taurus Film

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Keith David

Keith David

Self - Host

Robert Palmer

Self - Commentator

Albert Murray

Self - Commentator

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

Big Bill Bronzy

Self

Willie Dixon

Self

W.C. Handy

Self

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Self

Son House

Self

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self

Louis Jordan

Self

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self

Charlie Parker

Self

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Self (archive footage)

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington

Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

Self (archive footage)

Sonny Boy Williamson II

Self (archive footage)

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