Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Keith David as Self - Host
- Robert Palmer as Self - Commentator
- Albert Murray as Self - Commentator
- Chuck Berry as Self (archive footage)
- Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage)
- Count Basie as Self (archive footage)
- Big Bill Bronzy as Self
- Willie Dixon as Self
- W.C. Handy as Self
- John Lee Hooker as Self
More films
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend (2014)
Documentary · Music · N/A
The northern soul phenomenon was the most exciting underground British club movement of the 1970s. At its highpoint, thousands of disenchanted white working class youths across the north of England danced to obscure, mid-60s Motown-inspired sounds until the sun rose. A dynamic culture of fashions, dance moves, vinyl obsession and much ...
- Runtime
- 1h
- Cast
- Shaun Parkes, Marc Almond, Tony Blackburn
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
Documentary · Music · Not Rated
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF ...
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- Alex Gibney
- Cast
- James Brown, Bootsy Collins, Chuck D
Spinning Gold (2023)
Drama · Music · R
A biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records.
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Cast
- Jeremy Jordan, Justin Timberlake, Michelle Monaghan
The Blues Under the Skin (1973)
Documentary · Drama · Music · N/A
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome the barriers of poverty and prejudice that keep them from finding happiness together.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Director
- Roviros Manthoulis
- Cast
- B.B. King, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
Maceo Parker: My First Name Is Maceo (1996)
Documentary · Music
Documentary about the life of jazz and funk saxophonist, Maceo Parker
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Cast
- Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley
Comments
Talk about the film with other members