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Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

Score: 6.0

Genre: Music, Romance

Year: 1941-11-07

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.

Actors:

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Mary Martin

Mary Martin

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Carolyn Lee

Carolyn Lee

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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