Documentary 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.
Directed by
Ken Mandel
Written by
Ralph Myers, Toby Byron
Keith David
Self - Host
Mick Jagger
Self
B.B. King
Self
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
Self (archive footage)
Dinah Washington
Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker
Self
David Steffen
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
Albert Murray
Self - Commentator
Big Bill Bronzy
Self
Willie Dixon
Self
Son House
Self
Louis Jordan
Self
Charlie Parker
Self
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Self (archive footage)

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