On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. In this fictional biography, singer nat king cole lends his incomparable voice to the character of william christopher handy. Handy remains among the most influential of american songwriters. Will handy grows up in memphis with his preacher father and his aunt hagar. St louis blues was also played in the 1914 charles chaplin film, the star boarder, and was sung by minnie mouse in a 1931 disney film. Louis blues that it is by far the most performed and recorded individual blues of all time 42. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces will to be her accompanist. The analogue productions remaster of the nat king cole st louis blues album is simply superb. We wish you all the very best of health and wellness during the upcoming weeks. Louis blues is a 1958 album by nat king cole, arranged by nelson riddle. Louis blues is short on fact and conviction, with an unimaginative direction that. It inspired a novel by william faulkner and a play by john. Louis blues 1958, nat king cole, eartha kitt, ruby dee youtube st. It stars jazz and blues greats nat king cole, eartha kitt.
Its advantageous to get an early start on your chosen career, but billy preston took the concept to extremes. Louis blues, is a fictional abomination full of every bad cliche that hollywood could come up with. Although i wish, i am not at all associatied with the st. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians repertoire. 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. This lp, in addition to featuring nelson riddles overture from the film, finds cole singing ten of handys. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, gogo, a. Louis blues 1958 complete movie with hq picture and st. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major transposable. Louis blues was the title of a 1958 film biography of w. Saint louis blues song, a blues tune and song by w. Perhaps it was meant to show that blacks were religious, cultured, civilized, as opposed to the raucous, carousing, looseliving floozies and crapshooters that hollywood usually portrayed. Louis blues are a professional ice hockey team based in st. Get notified about the latest tutorials and downloads.
We truly believe movie watching is a terrific way for families to be together and share memories. William christopher handy november 16, 1873 march 28, 1958 was a blues. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Sep 11, 2015 st louis blues was also played in the 1914 charles chaplin film, the star boarder, and was sung by minnie mouse in a 1931 disney film. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Handy william christopher handy nov 16, 1873 mar 28, 1953 composer, cornetist, trumpeter, bandleader, teacher, editor and publisher referred to himself as the father of the blues. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he cant stay away. It wasnt very realistic, but i did enjoy it very much. Louis as a fundraiser for needy children on april 10, 1958, only days after handys death on march 28th at the age of 84. He passes a club and theres the memphis jazz quartet and ella fitzgerald doing beale street blues. Louis blues, a tworeel short directed by dudley murphy.
Louis blues is the greatest movie created by with a description of the movie is will handy grows up in memphis with his preacher father and his aunt hagar. Message to our customers to help do our part during these uncertain times in the world and to help encourage social distancing. They compete in the national hockey league as a member of the central division of the western conference. Louis blues movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The only reason to see this film is its wonderful cast of popular musicians and. Louis blues 1958 15090 movieart original film posters. Louis blues 1958 biography, drama, music 1 h 45 min nat king cole, eartha kitt, cab calloway, ella fitzgerald director. To coincide with the premiere, april 10th was declared handy day by the mayor and featured a daylong celebration. Louis blues reads like a list of some of the best africanamerican talent of the mid 20th century. Public domain films from the national film registry free to use and reuse sets.
We follow handy from the severe dictates of his preacher father in childhood, the blossoming of his musical talent, the. Louis blues 1958complete movie with hq picture and st. Our dvdrs are region free, studio titles are region 1. Thoroughly enjoyable so many of my favorite gospel and jazz greats all in one film,based on a true story. Louis blues was the soundtrack to the film of the same name that starred cole. It stars jazz and blues greats nat king cole, pearl bailey, cab calloway, ella. Louis blues or saint louis blues may also refer to. Nat king cole is superb as wc handy in a film named after his famous composition st louis blues 1958. He goes back home and aunt hagar asks him to play st. With nat king cole, eartha kitt, cab calloway, ella fitzgerald. William christopher handy november 16, 1873 march 28, 1958 was a blues composer and musician. Free shipping on all orders of any 2 or more items. Louis blues herbie hancock stevie wonder gershwins world. Not to be confused with the 1929 film st louis blues with its.
Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 30 produced by. An american blues composer and musician, widely known as the father of the blues. By age ten he was playing keyboards with gospel diva mahalia jackson, and two years later, in 1958, he was featured in hollywoods film bio of. Bessie smith st louis blues full movie 1929 youtube. This catalog data provides the details known to the library of congress regarding the corresponding item and may assist you in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items for their desired uses. This particular version of st l blues is played with great syncopation and feel. Its one saving grace was the dignified performance given by nat king cole in the lead role even if handy was never a singing pianist. It starred 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. Whats more, he says, one has no hesitation in making the claim for st. Louis blues is a 1958 american film broadly based on the life of w. Add it to your watchlist to not miss its release in streaming. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the six teams from the 1967 nhl expansion and is named after the w. Louis blues 1958 15090 original paramount pictures one sheet poster 27x41. Louis blues is the single song that did the most to connect the blues with popular music.
No wonder bix and other cats were influenced by their sound. I wished they could have concentrated more on the music and a little less on what his father thought of it. The music was worth it and everybody has heard of the st. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals st louis blues. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he cant stay away from the music of the streets and workers. Louis blues 1958 04071958 us drama, music 1h 45m user score. Louis blues jes as blue as ah can be 7 cat early sheet music collection addeddate 20151109 22. Provides access to digital images for over 3,000 pieces from the collection, published in the united states between 1850 and 1920. I was amazed at how clear the picture was and of good visual and sound quality. Oct 27, 2014 although i wish, i am not at all associatied with the st. I have several of these wonderful nat king cole sacd remasters and this is currently my favourite.
It has been performed by numerous musicians of all styles from louis armstrong and bessie smith to count basie, glenn miller, guy lombardo. It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song. Jul 24, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group st. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Saint louis blues a11 historic american sheet music. The glitter and glory story of the man whose rhythm and blues beat became all americas heartbeat.
While will plays the organ and bessie may is singing his eyesight returns. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The film s soundtrack used over ten of handys songs including the title song. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. The early sound film features smith in an africanamerican. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. As collectors our mission is to provide the largest selection of classic movies to classic film fans. We follow handy from the severe dictates of his preacher father in childhood, the. Handy nat king cole forms a band and becomes known as the father of the blues. Louis blues 1958 starts out fine but markedly tires. Louis blues 1958 free download rare movies cinema of the. Louis blues is a 1929 american tworeel short film starring bessie smith.
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