Overview

Jon Brewer examines the history of blues music in America, marrying startling imagery and expert interviews with archival performances to fill in the gaps about the music itself, its origins and the impact it had and continues to have on popular music today.

Created by Jon Brewer

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Morgan Freeman

  Self

  3 eps

• 

  Jake Bugg

  Self

  3 eps

• 

  Irvin Mayfield

  Self

  3 eps

• 

  Lynn Jackaman

  Self

  3 eps

Themes

• chicago, illinois
• new orleans, louisiana
• blues
• slavery
• memphis, tennessee
• civil rights
• freedom
• racial segregation
• racism
• race
• southern
• american civil war

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