Birth of the Blues 1941

Warren Hymer Limpy Horace McMahon Wolf Ruby Elzy Ruby Jack Teagarden Pepper Danny Beck Deek Harry Barris Suds Perry Botkin Sr. Leo Minor Watson Henri Lambert Harry Rosenthal Piano Player Donald Kerr Skeeter, Barbershop Musician Barbara Pepper Maizie Cecil Kellaway Granet Ronnie Cosby Jeff as a Boy Ted Lewis Self (archive footage) Duke Ellington Self (archive footage) Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage) Tommy Dorsey Self (archive footage) Jimmy Dorsey Self (archive footage) Benny Goodman Self (archive footage) Paul Whiteman Self (archive footage) Roscoe Ates Cab Driver (uncredited) Charles Lane Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited) Mantan Moreland Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)