Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
7.5
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November 2, 1993
1h 25m
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.
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Cast
Keith David
Self - HostR
Robert Palmer
Self - CommentatorA
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)L
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)B
Big Bill Bronzy
SelfW
Willie Dixon
SelfW
W.C. Handy
Self
John Lee Hooker
SelfS
Son House
Self
Mick Jagger
SelfL
Louis Jordan
Self
B.B. King
SelfC
Charlie Parker
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