Birth of the Blues
1941, love, music
87 minutes
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...
Cast
Jeff Lambert
Betty Lou Cobb
Memphis
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Blackie
Limpy
Wolf
Ruby
Pepper
Deek
Suds
Leo
Henri Lambert
Piano Player
Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Maizie
Granet
Jeff as a Boy
Self (archive footage)
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)
Crew
Art
Art direction
Art direction
Camera
Costume and make-up
Costume design
Directing
Director
Editing
Editor
Production
Producer
Producer
Sound
Writing
Writer
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