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Cast
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Keith David | As: Self - Host |
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Robert Palmer | As: Self - Commentator |
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Albert Murray | As: Self - Commentator |
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Chuck Berry | As: Self (archive footage) |
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Louis Armstrong | As: Self (archive footage) |
Storyline
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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Cast
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Keith David |
Self - Host |
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Robert Palmer |
Self - Commentator |
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Albert Murray |
Self - Commentator |
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Chuck Berry |
Self (archive footage) |
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Louis Armstrong |
Self (archive footage) |
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Count Basie |
Self (archive footage) |
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Big Bill Bronzy |
Self |
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Willie Dixon |
Self |
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W.C. Handy |
Self |
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John Lee Hooker |
Self |
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Son House |
Self |
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Mick Jagger |
Self |
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Louis Jordan |
Self |
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B.B. King |
Self |
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Charlie Parker |
Self |
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Bessie Smith |
Self (archive footage) |
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Dinah Washington |
Self (archive footage) |
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Muddy Waters |
Self (archive footage) |
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Sonny Boy Williamson II |
Self (archive footage) |
Directed By
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Ken Mandel |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Toby Byron |
Writer |
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Ralph Myers |
Writer |
Production Crew
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David Steffen |
Executive Producer |
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Hisao Ebine |
Executive Producer |
Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Roy B. Yokelson |
Sound Editor |
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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Ken Mandel |
Cinematography |
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