Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
1h 25m
Running Time
November 2, 1993Release Date
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
1h 25m
Running Time
November 2, 1993Release Date
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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 styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.
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Cast & Crew.
Keith David
Self - Host
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Ken Mandel
Director
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
Toby Byron
Writer
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington
Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
Self (archive footage)
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Self (archive footage)
David Steffen
Executive Producer
Roy B. Yokelson
Sound Editor
Ralph Myers
Writer
Hisao Ebine
Executive Producer
Big Bill Bronzy
Media.
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