Birth of the Blues (1941)
Music
Romance
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.
Cast
Jeff Lambert
Betty Lou Cobb
Deek
Suds
Henri Lambert
Piano Player
Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Maizie
Granet
Jeff as a Boy
Self (archive footage)
Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Blackie
Limpy
Wolf
Ruby
Pepper
Crew
Director
Story
Writer
Producer
Producer
Music
Editor
Art Direction
Art Direction
Costume Design
Director of Photography
