Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music backdrop
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music poster
Trailer
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
6.0
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1h 25m
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1993
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Released
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.

Cast
Keith David poster
Keith David
Self - Host
Robert Palmer poster
Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
Albert Murray poster
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry poster
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong poster
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie poster
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
Big Bill Bronzy poster
Big Bill Bronzy
Self
Willie Dixon poster
Willie Dixon
Self
W.C. Handy poster
W.C. Handy
Self
John Lee Hooker poster
John Lee Hooker
Self
Son House poster
Son House
Self
Mick Jagger poster
Mick Jagger
Self
Louis Jordan poster
Louis Jordan
Self
B.B. King poster
B.B. King
Self
Charlie Parker poster
Charlie Parker
Self
Bessie Smith poster
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington poster
Dinah Washington
Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters poster
Muddy Waters
Self (archive footage)
Sonny Boy Williamson II poster
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Self (archive footage)

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