Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
movie
Released November 02, 1993
Genres:
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
as
Self - Host
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Robert Palmer
as
Self - Commentator
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Albert Murray
as
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
as
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
as
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
as
Self (archive footage)
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Big Bill Bronzy
as
Self
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Willie Dixon
as
Self
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W.C. Handy
as
Self
John Lee Hooker
as
Self
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Son House
as
Self
Mick Jagger
as
Self
