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    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    85'

    1993-11-02

    7.5

    Documentary,Music

    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.

    DirectingKen MandelWritingToby Byron

    Cast

    3

    Self - Host

    Keith David

    1

    Self - Commentator

    Robert Palmer

    1

    Self - Commentator

    Albert Murray

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Chuck Berry

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Louis Armstrong

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Count Basie

    1

    Self

    Big Bill Bronzy

    1

    Self

    Willie Dixon

    1

    Self

    W.C. Handy

    1

    Self

    John Lee Hooker

    1

    Self

    Son House

    3

    Self

    Mick Jagger

    1

    Self

    Louis Jordan

    1

    Self

    B.B. King

    1

    Self

    Charlie Parker

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Bessie Smith

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Dinah Washington

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Muddy Waters

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Sonny Boy Williamson II

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Multiprises LLC
      2. Taurus Film
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.5341
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

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