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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
Directed by Ken Mandel
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.
Length 85 minutes
Actors
Keith David | Robert Palmer | Albert Murray | Chuck Berry | Louis Armstrong | Count Basie | Big Bill Bronzy | Willie Dixon | W.C. Handy | John Lee Hooker | Son House | Mick Jagger | Louis Jordan | B.B. King | Charlie Parker | Bessie Smith | Dinah Washington | Muddy Waters Chitarra Voce | Sonny Boy Williamson II