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The Story Of The Blues

The Story Of The Blues

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The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and diversified, and filtered into a surprising variety of styles in contemporary music. In the blues the history of music was released. A look at the roots, origins and the subsequent influence of style the film explores the blues significant contribution to the development of jazz, rock and country and western music. Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alexander Texas, and many more artists are featured through the film.

Date: 06/30/2004
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Lee Conley Bradley, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Duke Ellington, Mississippi John Hurt, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Kokomo Arnold, Bertha Hill, Bessie Smith, Pete Johnson, Cousin Joe, B.B. King, Elmore James

Lee Conley Bradley as Self in The Story Of The Blues Lee Conley Bradley

Robert Johnson as Self in The Story Of The Blues Robert Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Duke Ellington as Self in The Story Of The Blues Duke Ellington

Mississippi John Hurt

Jelly Roll Morton

Louis Armstrong as Self in The Story Of The Blues Louis Armstrong

Kokomo Arnold

Bertha Hill

Bessie Smith as Self (archive footage) in The Story Of The Blues Bessie Smith

Pete Johnson

Cousin Joe

B.B. King as Self in The Story Of The Blues B.B. King

Elmore James

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