Format: DVD Release Date: 3/30/2010 UPC: 880242571687 Item ID: 2227345 Studio: EUROARTS ProductID: ERAR2057168DVD Region:
Bluesland: A Portrait of American Music presents a swinging look at the history and highlights of a rich musical heritage. Rare footage and concert films fill out this 90-minute documentary. As the soundtrack for the downtrodden, the blues has blossomed in folk circles. The characters that populate its landscape are both brilliant and tragic. Such artists making appearances in Bluesland: A Portrait of American Music are Bessie Smith, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, and Sonny Boy Williamson. Writers Albert Murray and Robert Palmer discuss the evolution of the blues. ~ Sarah Ing, All Movie Guide
Keith David Son House Louis Jordan Big Joe Turner Dinah Washington Muddy Waters Count Basie Jimmy Rushing Bessie Smith "Big" Bill Broonzy Leadbelly Sonny Boy Williamson