Birth of the Blues
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
Starring: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Writer: Harry Tugend, Walter DeLeon
Release Date:
November 7, 1941
November 7, 1941
Ratings:
6.0 / 10
6.0 / 10
Director:
Victor Schertzinger
Victor Schertzinger
Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
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.
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