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Birth of the Blues (1941)

Birth of the Blues (1941)

Romance Music

Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !

Release Date: 1941, November 7
Directors: Victor Schertzinger
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Roscoe Ates, Charles Lane, Bing Crosby, Donald Kerr, Cecil Kellaway, Harry Barris, Duke Ellington, Barbara Pepper, Mary Martin, Louis Armstrong, Ted Lewis

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

jazz new orleans, louisiana scat singing