Birth of the Blues

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Romance

Duration:

87 minutes

Year:

1941

Director:

Victor Schertzinger

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Cast:

Jeff Lambert

Betty Lou Cobb

Memphis

Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Louey

Crew:

Director

Editor

Music

Art Direction

Producer