Louisiana Blues Musical Documentary - DVD

Bing Crosby welcomes in the era of a new kind of music in Birth of the Blues. As a child, Jeff Lambert (Crosby) hangs out in New Orleans' Basin Street, playing hot swing on his clarinet instead of the classics his father prefers. He's inspired by an African-American group there and, some years later, sets out to form a jazz band of his own. With cornetist Memphis (Brian Donlevy), singer Betty Lou Cobb (Mary Martin) and trombonist Jack

This video features 10 previously unreleased sequences dating from 1947-1986, some feature sound and others are silent with music overdubbed, some are in black and white while others are in color. Featuring Punch Miller, Bunk Johnson, Emile Barnes, and more.

Includes performances from Mance Lipscomb, Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White and more!