Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.
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as Self - Host
AliveBorn: June 4, 1956
Age: 70
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
as Self - Commentator
DeceasedBorn: June 19, 1945
Died: November 20, 1997
Age at death: 52
as Self - Commentator
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 18, 1926
Died: March 18, 2017
Age at death: 90
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 4, 1901
Died: July 6, 1971
Age at death: 69
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 21, 1904
Died: April 26, 1984
Age at death: 79
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self
DeceasedBorn: November 16, 1873
Died: March 29, 1958
Age at death: 84
as Self
DeceasedBorn: August 22, 1912
Died: June 21, 2001
Age at death: 88
as Self
DeceasedBorn: March 21, 1902
Died: October 19, 1988
Age at death: 86
as Self
AliveBorn: July 26, 1943
Age: 83
Dartford, Kent, England, UK
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self
DeceasedBorn: September 16, 1925
Died: May 14, 2015
Age at death: 89
as Self
DeceasedBorn: August 29, 1920
Died: March 12, 1955
Age at death: 34
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: April 15, 1894
Died: September 26, 1937
Age at death: 43
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 29, 1924
Died: December 14, 1963
Age at death: 39
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: April 4, 1915
Died: April 30, 1983
Age at death: 68
as Self (archive footage)
AliveBirth date not on record.