Title | Birth of the Blues |
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Original Title | nan |
Year | 1941 |
Runtime | 1 Hour 27 Min |
Awards | Nominated for 1 Oscar, 1 win & 1 nomination total |
Directors | Victor Schertzinger |
Writers | Harry Tugend, Walter DeLeon, Erwin Gelsey |
Stars | Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy |
IMDb Rating | 6.3 |
Keywords | scat singing, jazz, new orleans louisiana, cultural conflict, african american |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Subtitles | English |
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 Louey to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Je… Read all
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