
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.
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
November 2, 1993
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Cast (19)

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)
Crew (7)
Directing

Ken Mandel
Director
Writing

Toby Byron
Writer

Ralph Myers
Writer
Production

David Steffen
Executive Producer

Hisao Ebine
Executive Producer
Sound

Roy B. Yokelson
Sound Editor
Art
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Ken Mandel
Cinematography