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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993 6.0 (1 votes) 1h 25m

Genres

Documentary Music

Production Companies

Multiprises LLC
Taurus Film

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

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.

Key Crew

Director: Ken Mandel

Writer: Ralph Myers, Toby Byron

Top 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

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