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Birth of the Blues( 1941)

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Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bing Crosby

      Jeff Lambert

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      Mary Martin

      Betty Lou Cobb

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      Brian Donlevy

      Memphis

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      Carolyn Lee

      Aunt Phoebe Cobb

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      Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

      Louey

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      J. Carrol Naish

      Blackie

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      Warren Hymer

      Limpy

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      Horace McMahon

      Wolf

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      Ruby Elzy

      Ruby

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      Jack Teagarden

      Pepper

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      Danny Beck

      Deek

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      Harry Barris

      Suds

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      Perry Botkin Sr.

      Leo

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      Minor Watson

      Henri Lambert

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      Harry Rosenthal

      Piano Player

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      Donald Kerr

      Skeeter, Barbershop Musician

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      Barbara Pepper

      Maizie

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      Cecil Kellaway

      Granet

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      Ronnie Cosby

      Jeff as a Boy

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      Ted Lewis

      Self (archive footage)

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      Duke Ellington

      Self (archive footage)

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      Louis Armstrong

      Self (archive footage)

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      Tommy Dorsey

      Self (archive footage)

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      Jimmy Dorsey

      Self (archive footage)

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      Benny Goodman

      Self (archive footage)

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      Paul Whiteman

      Self (archive footage)

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      Roscoe Ates

      Cab Driver (uncredited)

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      Charles Lane

      Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

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      Mantan Moreland

      Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • jazz
    • new orleans, louisiana
    • scat singing