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Birth of the Blues

NR 1941 Music, Romance · 1h 27m
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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.

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Movie Score

53%

Released

November 7, 1941,

Director

Victor Schertzinger

Cast

Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish

Genre

Music, Romance

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Movie Score

53%

Released

November 7, 1941,

Director

Victor Schertzinger

Cast

Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish

Genre

Music, Romance

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