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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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...
Birth of the Blues (1941) was directed by Victor Schertzinger. The film is a Music, Romance production with a runtime of 1h 26m, rated 6.0/10.
Birth of the Blues runs 1h 26m (86 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.0/10 from 10 votes. Genre: Music, Romance.
Birth of the Blues is rated 6.0/10 by 10 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Music and Romance fans.
