Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993, documentary, music

85 minutes

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...

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Cast

Keith David

Keith David

Self - Host

Robert Palmer

Commentator

Albert Murray

Commentator

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

Bessie Smith

Self (archive footage)

Dinah Washington

Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

Self (archive footage)

Sonny Boy Williamson II

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Crew

Directing

Ken Mandel

Director

Production

David Steffen

Executive producer

Hisao Ebine

Executive producer

Sound

Writing

Toby Byron

Writer

Ralph Myers

Writer

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