Birth of the Blues (1941)
5.3
/10 By 7 Votes
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.
Release Date : November 7, 1941
Runtime : 87m
Companies : Paramount Pictures
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : jazz, new orleans, louisiana, scat singing
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