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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music poster

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)

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.

Release: 1993-11-02
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Keith David
Keith David
Self - Host
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Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
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Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
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Big Bill Bronzy
Self
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Willie Dixon
Self
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W.C. Handy
Self
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
Self
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Son House
Self
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Self
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Louis Jordan
Self
B.B. King
B.B. King
Self
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Charlie Parker
Self
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
Self (archive footage)