Bluesland: A Portrait in American 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.
Cast
Keith David
Self - Host
Robert Palmer
Self - Commentator
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
Big Bill Bronzy
Self
Willie Dixon
Self
W.C. Handy
Self
John Lee Hooker
Self
Son House
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
Louis Jordan
Self
B.B. King
Self
Charlie Parker
Self
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington
Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
Self (archive footage)
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Self (archive footage)
Director
Recommended
The Last Waltz
The Beach Boys
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
I Called Him Morgan
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
The Wrecking Crew
20 Feet from Stardom
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Velvet Underground
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
More like this
The Allman Brothers Band: 40
Earth, Wind & Fire
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ella Fitzgerald Live in Australia
Bernard Allison: Kentucky Fried Blues
The Blues Broads
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Sir Douglas Quintet: Live from Austin, TX
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado - Songs From The Road
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Martha Reeves: Live in Concert
Beyoncé: The Experience Live
Joan Armatrading: Me Myself I
Movie & TV metadata from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.