Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
DocumentaryMusic
Overview
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.
Ken Mandel Director
Ralph Myers Writer
Toby Byron Writer
Top Billed 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
More Like This
Killer Diller
2004 • Movie
Blues in the Night
1941 • Movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 • Movie
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003 • Movie
JazzTown
2021 • Movie
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
2014 • Movie
Crossroads
1986 • Movie
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 • Movie
Joan Armatrading at Asylum Chapel
2022 • Movie
Beyoncé: The Experience Live
2007 • Movie
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
2008 • Movie
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014 • Movie
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
2001 • Movie
Destiny's Child World Tour
2003 • Movie
Whitney
2015 • Movie
Joan Armatrading - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2011 • Movie
Steely Dan: Two Against Nature
2000 • Movie
Googoosh: Made of Fire
2024 • Movie
Spinning Gold
2023 • Movie
A Tale of James Brown
2016 • Movie