Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
(1993)
November 2, 1993• 1h 25m
60%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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 Mandel
Director
Top Billed Cast
KD
Keith David
Self - Host
RP
Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
AM
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
CB
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
LA
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
CB
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
BBB
Big Bill Bronzy
Self
WD
Willie Dixon
Self
WH
W.C. Handy
Self
JLH
John Lee Hooker
Self
