Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Original title: Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
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6.0/10
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11/2/1993
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1h 25min
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Music
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Ken Mandel
Screenwriter: Ralph Myers, Toby Byron
Cast
Keith David
Self - Host
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
