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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Documentary 1993 · 1h 25m ·

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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.

Cast

19 people
Keith David Self - Host
R Robert Palmer Self - Commentator
A Albert Murray Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage)
Count Basie Self (archive footage)
B Big Bill Bronzy Self
W Willie Dixon Self
W W.C. Handy Self
John Lee Hooker Self
S Son House Self
Mick Jagger Self
L Louis Jordan Self
B.B. King Self
C Charlie Parker Self
Bessie Smith Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters Self (archive footage)

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