Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Name: Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Director: Ken Mandel
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1993-11-02
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Keith David, Robert Palmer, Albert Murray, Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong

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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

*7.5

Status

Released

Production

Multiprises LLC

Aired

1993-11-02

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.

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