Additional information

Title

Birth of the Blues

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

Country

USA

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Birth of the Blues (1941)

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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