Birth of the Blues (1941)

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.

Released

1941-11-07

Genres

Music, Romance

Runtime

86 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Victor Schertzinger

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 12 votes