Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)

ALL 11/02/1993 (en) Documentary, Music 85 Min
  • Release
    11/02/1993
  • Production
    Multiprises LLC, Taurus Film
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Ken Mandel

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Keith David

    Self - Host

  2. Robert Palmer

    Self - Commentator

  3. Albert Murray

    Self - Commentator

  4. Chuck Berry

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Louis Armstrong

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Count Basie

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Big Bill Bronzy

    Self

  8. Willie Dixon

    Self

  9. W.C. Handy

    Self

  10. John Lee Hooker

    Self

  11. Son House

    Self

  12. Mick Jagger

    Self

  13. Louis Jordan

    Self

  14. B.B. King

    Self

  15. Charlie Parker

    Self

  16. Bessie Smith

    Self (archive footage)

  17. Dinah Washington

    Self (archive footage)

  18. Muddy Waters

    Self (archive footage)

  19. Sonny Boy Williamson II

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 19 , Crews : 7

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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) 85 Min

ALL 11/02/1993 (en)
Documentary, Music
  • Release 11/02/1993
  • Production
    Multiprises LLC, Taurus Film
  • Original title Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Ken Mandel

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer