Louis blues is a 1929 american tworeel short film starring bessie smith. However, by 1929 the blues were outoffashion and bessie smiths career was declining despite being at the peak of her powers and still only 35. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Louis blues also inspired three movies one of them a 1958 biopic starring nat king cole as handy, and was recorded by most of the major blues based performers of the century. Louis blues is an american popular song composed by william christopher handy in the blues style.
Louis blues 1929 is a short american musical film by dudley murphy featuring bessie smith singing the title song. It is the largest metropolitan area in the state of missouri, however the independent city of st. To prevent ticket fraud and promote safer, more efficient usage of the. Bessie smith st louis blues full movie 1929 youtube. The plot is fairly simple as legend bessie smith walks into a gambling hall and catches her husband with a younger, prettier woman. Short, henry brown and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Us billboard 1 1929 10 weeks, us invalid bb 16 of 1929, pop 18 of 1929, nutsie 71 of 1920s. Louis blues william christopher handy noten zum download. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the six teams from the 1967 nhl expansion and is named after the w.
Compilations other albums which feature this performance of the song. Louis blues film online dotty ist ein broadwaystar sogar beschlie. Louis is the secondlargest city in missouri behind kansas city. Bessie smith, in her only film appearance, as bessie. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Louis blues 1929 12 out of 4 this early race musical is without question one of the strongest ive seen for a number of reasons. Nicknamed the empress of the blues she was the most popular female blues singer of the. Handy, called by some the father of the blues, was so famed that his 83rd birthday in 1957 was held at the waldorfastoria, so celebrated that he was sent congratulations by president eisenhower and then v. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians repertoire. Louis blues are a professional ice hockey team based in st. By moving from tennessee to new york, handy was able to spread the blues to the epicenter of music during the early 20th century. Louis woman with all her diamond rings pulls that man around by her apron strings if it wasnt for powder and for store bought hair the man i love wouldnt gone nowhere nowhere got the st.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. St louis blues 1929 1933 st louis blues various music. The past perfect channel expertly remasters music from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s. The early sound film features smith in an africanamerican speakeasy of the. Louis blues including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. In this allblack cast short, legendary blues singer bessie smith finds her gambler lover jimmy messin with a pretty, younger woman. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing st. Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei st. I hate to see that evening sun go down i hate to see that evening sun go down cause my baby, hes gone left this town feelin tomorrow like i feel today if im feelin. Louis blues musician big george brock has died at 88 years old read more. The skimpy plot of this film has bessies no good gambling man being caught by bessie in the arms of isabel washington. Even on her first records in 1923, her passionate voice overcame the primitive recording quality of the day and still communicates easily to. Louis blues song the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
Louis once again will be the center of the hockey universe as some of the best players in the league descend on the city to show off their skills, face off in a game and have a little fun. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. Louis blues features the only film recording of bessie smith, queen of the blues, backed by an outstanding cast of africanamerican artists. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Saint louis blues download to support blues for kids funky butt. Louis country blues st louis country blues 19291937. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. In their first years, they had a good team because of experienced players such as goaltender glenn hall.
In this allblack cast short, legendary blues singer. The early sound film features smith in an africanamerican. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. This guest post was written by amy jo stanfill, processing technician in the moving image section and coordinator of the silent film project rkos st. In fact, two of the best performances occurred on the same recording the 1925 version with vocals by bessie smith and louis armstrong on trumpet. Louis blues simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This short subject made right at the beginning of the talkie era is the only film featuring the legendary blues singer bessie smith.
This site contains over songs from this era in real audio 3 format, as well as hundreds of biographies and discographies of jazz musicians. Here is a recording of the famous jazz standard st. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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. The first major blues and jazz singer on record and one of the most powerful of all time, bessie smith rightly earned the title of the empress of the blues. The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early commercial sound recordings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. Louis country blues st louis country blues 1929 1937 music. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage. Louis blues blue as i can be my man got a heart like a rock cast in the deep blue sea.
A broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. Louis cardinals season was the teams 48th season in st. At the confluence of the mississippi and missouri rivers and dubbed the gateway to the west for the many thousands of settlers who had passed through on their journe y west, st. Brayden schenn scored his 25th goal of the season to lift the blues over the rangers, 31 more. Mar 26, 2020 the 15 best places for blues music in st louis. Louis blues was first featured in black vaudeville circa 1916 by charles. It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song. Information from its description page there is shown below. It is situated along the western bank of the mississippi river, which forms the state line between illinois and missouri. They compete in the national hockey league nhl as a member of the central division of the western conference.
As this slick crapshooting man leaves bessie she breaks into her lament, the st. This tworeel early sound short premiered in new york before the feature bulldog drummond in 1929. Hollywood cinemas in mid20 th century would use blues songs as a means to articulate racial instability in the characterization of women who represented problems in terms of their sexuality, their morality, and their lower class status the song st. Germany wc hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at. Louis blues and convinced the film studio rca phototone of the idea of making a short film. French music, retro music, saxophone music, italian music. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals st louis blues. Louis blues, poster, bessie smith on poster art, 1929. Webm audiovideo file, vp8vorbis, length 15 min 0 s, 600.
But a competing carnival owner hatches a scheme to put an end to the show before it begins. Louis blues brought handys musical style to the forefront of mainstream american culture. Louis posted by rft music on mon, may 7, 2012 at 11. According to film historian donald bogle, the film was marred by its white directors. Mainland china 50 pma, not hong kong or macao, germany 70 pma, mexico 100.
Louis blues, recorded in chicago april 26, 1933 for victor records. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Proceeds from every download of saint louis blues by the funky butt brass band will go the the st. With bessie smith, jimmy mordecai, isabel washington, hall johnson choir. Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists. This article is within the scope of wikiproject library of congress, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the library of congress on wikipedia. Louis blues, directed by dudley murphy and starring bessie smith, was named to the national film registry in 2006. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue.
Louis blues that year a lowbudget movie short that contains the only footage of her, but her hit recording of nobody knows you when youre down and out predicted her leaner. Handy wrote a short film treatment based on handys famous song st. Us billboard 1 1929 12 weeks, us invalid bb 14 of 1929, pop 14 of 1929. The early sound film features smith in an africanamerican speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the w. Louis was a german ocean liner which carried more than 901 jewish refugees from nazi germany in 1939 intending to escape antisemitic persecution. Both the 1925 and 1929 recordings were inducted into the grammy hall of fame. Directed by dudley murphy, it is the only known film of bessie smith, and the soundtrack is her only recording not controlled by columbia records. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Louis blues 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The name blues is a pun play on words between the colour blue and blues music. When handy moved to new york city, his hit songs memphis blues along with yellow dog blues and st. When nazi germany occupied france, american songs became frowned. Louis blues 1929, with bessie smith benbri49 sur dailymotion. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. Louis blues was one of louis great showpieces, as you will hear in this. Louis blues, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. Louis, missouri and the 38th season in the national league. The refugees tried to disembark in cuba but were denied permission to land. Mar 06, 2010 a tworeeler made both for race theater distribution and rkos experiments with early recording of musical shorts in its theater chains, st.
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