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The Story Of The Blues

The Story Of The Blues

4.2/10 TMDB2004Music102 minutes

From Blind Lemon Jefferson to B.B. King.

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.

DU
Duke Ellington
Self
LO
Louis Armstrong
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B.
B.B. King
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BE
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
EL
Elmore James
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MI
Mississippi John Hurt
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LO
Lonnie Johnson
Self
RO
Robert Johnson
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LE
Lee Conley Bradley
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KO
Kokomo Arnold
Self
JE
Jelly Roll Morton
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BL
Blind Lemon Jefferson
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MusicDocumentary
102 minutes
English
Canada
June 30, 2004

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