Released
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
November 2 1993 (about 31 years ago)Rating
60
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1 review
- Director: Ken Mandel
- Genres: Documentary, Music
- Runtime: 1 h 25 m
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Multiprises LLC, Taurus Film
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.
