Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

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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.

Crew

KM

Ken Mandel

Director

TB

Toby Byron

Writer

RM

Ralph Myers

Writer

Cast

Keith David

Keith David

Self - Host

RP

Robert Palmer

Self - Commentator

AM

Albert Murray

Self - Commentator

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

BB

Big Bill Bronzy

Self

WD

Willie Dixon

Self

WH

W.C. Handy

Self

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Self

SH

Son House

Self

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self

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