Movie Description
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
(1993)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ken Mandel
- Writer : Toby Byron,Ralph Myers
- Cast : 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,Sonny Boy Williamson II
Cast
Self - Host
Self - Commentator
Self - Commentator
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Posters
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Facts
Original TitleBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Status Released
Release Information
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1993-11-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 25m
Production CompaniesMultiprises LLC,Taurus Film
Genres
- Documentary
- Music
