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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
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85 min | Documentary, Music

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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)

Not Rated

85 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary about American blues musicians.

Director

Ken Mandel

Writers

Ralph Meyers (written by) | Toby Byron (written by) | Ken Mandel (written by) | Albert Murray (with excerpts from: "Stompin' the Blues") | Robert Palmer (with excerpts from: "Deep Blues")

Producers

Toby Byron | Richard Saylor

Cinematographer

Ken Mandel

Editor

Ken Mandel

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Release date

Nov 2, 2003 (Spain)

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Keith David Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Albert Murray Self - Commentator Self - Commentator See fewer	12 Minutes (I) (2013)
Robert Palmer Self - Commentator Self - Commentator See fewer	Rock & Roll (1995)
Albert Ammons Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Majestic (2001)
Louis Armstrong Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	High Society (1956)
Count Basie Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Pearl Harbor (2001)
Chuck Berry Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Men in Black (1997)
Big Bill Broonzy Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	The Terminal (2004)
Willie Dixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Rodney Evans Self Self See fewer	Brother to Brother (2004)
W.C. Handy Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Scarface (1932)
John Lee Hooker Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Son House Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Hard Target (1993)
Mick Jagger Self - Performer (archive footage) (as The Rolling Stones) Self - Performer (archive footage) (as The Rolling Stones) See fewer	Alfie (2004)
Lonnie Johnson Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Wrath of Man (2021)
Pete Johnson Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Louis Jordan Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
B.B. King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Leadbelly Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Losers (I) (2010)
Brownie McGhee Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Ralph Meyers Self - Interviewer Self - Interviewer See fewer	Flow Facts (1977)
Charlie Parker Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Se7en (1995)
Jimmy Rushing Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Salton Sea (2002)
Bessie Smith Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Mamie Smith Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Otis Spann Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
Roosevelt Sykes Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Sonny Terry Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
Big Joe Turner Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Rainmaker (1997)
Otha Turner Self (as Othar Turner) Self (as Othar Turner) See fewer	Black Snake Moan (2006)
T-Bone Walker Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	The Firm (1993)
Dinah Washington Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Shutter Island (2010)
Muddy Waters Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Bukka White Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	On the Road (2012)
Sonny Boy Williamson Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)