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Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith; Blues in the Night (1941) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) A Face in the Crowd (1957) Sounder (1972) Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday
St. Louis Blues is a 1958 American film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy. It stars jazz and blues greats Nat "King" Cole, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, and Barney Bigard, as well as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and actress Ruby Dee. The film's soundtrack uses over ten of Handy's songs, including the title song.
Bennie Smith (October 5, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri – September 10, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American, St. Louis blues guitarist, considered to be one of the city's patriarchs of electric blues. [1] His sound was emblematic of a St. Louis blues music that he helped define in over half a century practicing his trade.
"The Saint Louis Blues" (or "St. Louis Blues") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire.
The National Blues Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit museum in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, dedicated to exploring the musical history and impact of the blues.It exists as an entertainment and educational resource focusing on blues music.
St. Louis Blues (retitled as Best of the Blues) [1] is a 1939 American musical film directed by Raoul Walsh and set on a Mississippi River showboat. Though the song " St. Louis Blues " is performed, the film's plot is not based on the song.
St. Louis Blues is a 1958 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Nelson Riddle. St. Louis Blues was the soundtrack to the film of the same name that starred Cole. The Billboard album chart placed the disc at a peak position of #18.
St. Louis Blues: Nominated 1989: Seven Year Itch: Best Contemporary Blues Recording: Nominated 1991: Stickin' to My Guns: Nominated 1993: The Right Time: Nominated 1995: Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday: Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Won 1999: At Last: Grammy Hall of Fame Award: Inducted Life, Love & the Blues: Best Contemporary Blues Album ...