Movie: Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Top 10 Billed Cast

Keith David
Keith David

Self - Host

Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer

Commentator

Albert Murray
Albert Murray

Commentator

Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie
Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

Big Bill Bronzy
Big Bill Bronzy

Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon

W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy

John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker

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    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

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    English
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