Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
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 Date: 1993-11-02
Documentary
Music
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Casts
Keith David
as Self - Host
Chuck Berry
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
as Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker
as Self
Mick Jagger
as Self
Louis Jordan
as Self
B.B. King
as Self
Charlie Parker
as Self
Bessie Smith
as Self (archive footage)
