Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993DocumentaryMusic85 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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... read more

  • Ken Mandel

    Director

  • Toby Byron

    Writer

  • Ralph Myers

    Writer

  • Keith David

    Self - Host

  • Robert Palmer

    Commentator

  • Albert Murray

    Commentator

  • Chuck Berry

    Self (archive footage)

  • Louis Armstrong

    Self (archive footage)

  • Count Basie

    Self (archive footage)

  • Big Bill Bronzy

  • Willie Dixon

  • W.C. Handy

  • John Lee Hooker

  • Son House

  • Mick Jagger

  • Louis Jordan

  • B.B. King

  • Charlie Parker

  • Bessie Smith

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dinah Washington

    Self (archive footage)

  • Muddy Waters

    Self (archive footage)

  • Sonny Boy Williamson II

    Self (archive footage)

    • Runtime

    85 minutes

    Released

    1993-11-02

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Multiprises LLC

    Taurus Film

    Updated

    1389 days ago

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