Blues America Part One: Woke Up This Morning (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, Music

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Blues America

Part One: Woke Up This Morning (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, Music

The first part of Blues America looks at the emergence of the blues from the 19th century up to 1943. Artists featured include Blind Willie Johnson, Howlin" Wolf, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Muddy Walters.

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Release date

Nov 29, 2013 (United Kingdom)

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Huey Morgan Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Big Hit (1998)
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Taj Mahal Self Self See fewer	Bill & Ted"s Bogus Journey (1991)
Amiri Baraka Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Bulworth (1998)
Scott Barretta Self - Blues historian Self - Blues historian See fewer	Shake "Em on Down (2017)
Henrique Prince Self - The Ebony Hillbillies Self - The Ebony Hillbillies See fewer	Blues America (2013)
John Wilkins Self - Preacher and musician (as Rev. John Wilkins) Self - Preacher and musician (as Rev. John Wilkins) See fewer	Two Trains Runnin" (2016)
Tony Russell Self - Blues historian Self - Blues historian See fewer	Blues America (2013)
Elijah Wald Self - Writer and musician Self - Writer and musician See fewer	A Complete Unknown (2024)
Sam Charters Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	The Blues (1962)
Chuck D Self Self See fewer	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Miche Braden Self - Singer and actor Self - Singer and actor See fewer	Inventing Anna (2022)
Blind Boy Paxton Self Self See fewer	Blues America (2013)
Bill Lester Self - Local historian Self - Local historian See fewer	Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (2017)
Gayle Dean Wardlow Self - Blues historian Self - Blues historian See fewer	Good Mornin" Blues (1978)
Howlin" Wolf Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
John A. Lomax Self (as John Lomax) Self (as John Lomax) See fewer	Kiss the Girls (1997)
Anna Lomax Wood Self - John Lomax"s granddaughter / Alan Lomax"s daughter Self - John Lomax"s granddaughter / Alan Lomax"s daughter See fewer	Lomax the Songhunter (2004)
Shirley Collins Self - Recorded with Alan Lomax Self - Recorded with Alan Lomax See fewer	The Debridement of Rome (2012)
Alan Lomax Self - filmed in 1993 (archive footage) Self - filmed in 1993 (archive footage) See fewer	Attack the Block (2011)
John Szwed Self - Alan Lomax biographer Self - Alan Lomax biographer See fewer	Say Amen, Somebody (1982)
Marybeth Hamilton Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Blues America (2013)
Norma Miller Self - Dancer Self - Dancer See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Pete Seeger Self Self See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Robert Gordon Self - Muddy Waters biographer Self - Muddy Waters biographer See fewer	The Howlin" Wolf Story (2003)
Muddy Waters Self Self See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Sonny Boy Payne Self - Presenter, King Biscuit Time (as "Sunshine" Sonny Payne) Self - Presenter, King Biscuit Time (as "Sunshine" Sonny Payne) See fewer	Woke Up This Mornin" in the Arkansas Delta (2015)
Jimmy Duck Holmes Self (as Jimmy "Duck" Holmes) Self (as Jimmy "Duck" Holmes) See fewer	Palmer (2021)
H.C. Speir Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer