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Inspired by the Black jazz musicians of New Orleans' Basin Street clubs, clarinetist Jeff Lambert dreams of taking the sound to a wider audience. With trumpeter Memphis and gifted singer Betty Lou Cobb, his band becomes a Bourbon Street sensation-until a shady nightclub owner threatens everything they've worked for.

Birth of the Blues is a 1941 historical movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 27 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.3.