The Story Of The Blues
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Overview
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.
Top cast
Lee Conley Bradley
Self
Robert Johnson
Self
L
Lonnie Johnson
Self
B
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Self
Duke Ellington
Self
M
Mississippi John Hurt
Self
J
Jelly Roll Morton
Self
Louis Armstrong
Self
K
Kokomo Arnold
Self
B
Bertha Hill
Self
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
P
Pete Johnson
Self
C
Cousin Joe
Self
B.B. King
Self
E
Elmore James
Self
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