St. Louis Blues

Nat King Cole

W.C. Handy

Eartha Kitt

Gogo Germaine

Cab Calloway

Blade

Ella Fitzgerald

Singer

Mahalia Jackson

Bessie May

Ruby Dee

Elizabeth

Juano Hernández

Rev. Charles Handy

Teddy Buckner

Musician

Barney Bigard

Musician

George 'Red' Callender

Musician

Lee Young

Musician

George Washington

Musician

Billy Preston

Will Handy as a Boy

Pearl Bailey

Aunt Hagar

Edith Head

Costume Design

Nelson Riddle

Music

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Wally Westmore

Makeup Designer

Robert R. Benton

Set Decoration

Eda Warren

Editor

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Nellie Manley

Hair Designer

Ted Sherdeman

Writer

Robert Smith

Producer, Writer

Haskell B. Boggs

Cinematography

Allen Reisner

Director

Mercedes Gilbert

Lyricist

W.C. Handy

Music, Songs

Mack David

Lyricist

Spencer Williams

Lyricist

Martha Koenig

Lyricist