Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993•1h 25m•7.5•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Ken Mandel
Writer
Ralph Myers, Toby Byron
Languages
English
Studio
Multiprises LLC
Cast
Keith David
Self - Host
Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
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
Production
Company
Multiprises LLC
Company
Taurus Film
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