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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)

60% User Rating
1h 25min
Documentary
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.

Ken MandelDirector

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Keith David

Keith David

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Robert Palmer

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Albert Murray

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Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Count Basie

Count Basie

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Big Bill Bronzy

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Willie Dixon

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W.C. Handy

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John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

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Son House

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Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

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Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan

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B.B. King

B.B. King

Self

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker

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Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Self (archive footage)

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington

Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

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Sonny Boy Williamson II

Self (archive footage)

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