Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

85 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 2, 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.

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

85 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 2, 1993

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.

Producers	Taurus Film, Multiprises LLC
Original title	Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Directors	Ken Mandel
Writers	Ralph Myers, Toby Byron

Cast

Keith David

as Self - Host

Robert Palmer

as Commentator

Albert Murray

as Commentator

Chuck Berry

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

as Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

as Self (archive footage)

Big Bill Bronzy

as

Willie Dixon

as

W.C. Handy

as

John Lee Hooker

as

Son House

as

Mick Jagger

as

Louis Jordan

as

B.B. King

as

Charlie Parker

as

Bessie Smith

as Self (archive footage)

Dinah Washington

as Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters

as Self (archive footage)

Sonny Boy Williamson II

as Self (archive footage)