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Director:
Ken Mandel
Writers:
Ralph Meyers (written by) &
Toby Byron (written by) ...
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Genre:
Documentary | Music more
Plot:
Documentary about American blues musicians. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Keith David ... Himself - Host
Albert Murray ... Himself - Commentator
Robert Palmer ... Himself - Commentator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Albert Ammons ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Count Basie ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Chuck Berry ... Himself - Performer (also archive footage)
Big Bill Broonzy ... Himself (archive sound)
Willie Dixon ... Himself (archive footage)

Rodney Evans ... Himself
W.C. Handy ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Son House ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)

Mick Jagger ... Himself - Performer (archive footage) (as The Rolling Stones)
Lonnie Johnson ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Pete Johnson ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Louis Jordan ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
B.B. King ... Himself (archive footage)
Leadbelly ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Ralph Meyers ... Himself - Interviewer
Charlie Parker ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Jimmy Rushing ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Bessie Smith ... Herself - Performer (archive footage)
Mamie Smith ... Herself - Performer (archive footage)
Otis Spann ... Himself (archive footage)
Roosevelt Sykes ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Sonny Terry ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Big Joe Turner ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Otha Turner ... Himself (as Othar Turner)
T-Bone Walker ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Dinah Washington ... Herself - Performer (archive footage)
Muddy Waters ... Himself (archive footage)
Bukka White ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
Sonny Boy Williamson ... Himself - Performer (archive footage)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Tom Byron Productions more

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Movie Connections:
Features Paradise in Harlem (1939) more
Soundtrack:
West End Blues more

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