Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017•3h 0m
Jon Brewer examines the history of blues music in America, marrying startling imagery and expert interviews with archival performances to fill in the gaps about the music itself, its origins and the impact it had and continues to have on popular music today.
Production
Cardinal Releasing
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 7, 2017
Last Aired
January 7, 2017
Created By
Jon Brewer
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
1762 - 1865
Air date: 2017-01-07
"The Blues", the language of the forlorn, grew from slave chants blended with many influences, proving foundational in changing the American south as slaves sought freedom, but they faced great resistance including segregation, oppression and the American Civil War.
E2
1865–1968
Air date: 2017-01-07
The intoxicating essence of New Orleans permeates this episode as it explores the era of Storyville, the struggle for Civil Rights, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
E3
1940–2015
Air date: 2017-01-07
A look at 75 years of American history, where racism reframed inequality in the guise of a "new world", where a black American became president but young black men were killed by police with little recourse, and where uprisings ensued.
Cast
Morgan Freeman
Self
Jake Bugg
Self
Irvin Mayfield
Self
Lynn Jackaman
Self
John Mayall
Self
Allen Toussaint
Self
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Self
Charlie Musselwhite
Self
Keb' Mo'
Self
Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir
Self
Morgan Molthrop
Self
Robert Plant
Self
Jimmy Page
Self
Bono
Self
Carlos Santana
Self
Eric Clapton
Self
Al Harris
Self
Sallie Ann Glassman
Self
Mary Niall Mitchell
Self
Jerry Gandolfo
Self
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