St Louis Blues 1958 (Full Movie) Nat King Cole - Eartha Kitt
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2021
- Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't stay away from the music of the streets and workers. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, Gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces Will to be her accompanist. Will is estranged from his father for many years while he writes and publishes many blues songs. At last the family is reunited when Gogo brings them to New York to see Will's music played by a symphony orchestra.
Katharine Handy Lewis singing The Memphis Blues : • Katharine Handy Lewis ...
Katherine Handy Lewis intended this album as a surprise for her father W.C. Handy, often remembered as the "Father of the Blues." Having grown up with his style of music, she reproduces it better than anyone. Ms. Lewis is accompanied by James P. Johnson. 1958 Folkways.
This film is a lesson for younger Black generations to get a glimpse of class, style and dignity that Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt and every other Black artist displayed in this film. A beautiful tribute to the late Great Father of the Blues. W.C. Handy👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you for posting!
Don't forget Mahalia Jackson !!!!!
And Pearl Bailey !!!!!!!!
And young Billy Preston, great movie I love Nat King Cole's singing voice, soft as silk :)
Cole terribly unconvincing as an actor.
Well, sad to say but the youngster black of today's generation lost it long time ago, specially in these modern time. sad to say but true...💔
Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Ruby Dee, Mahaila Jackson , Pearl Bailey, Eartha Kitt , Ella Fitzgerald , Billy Preston in one film 😮 This is LEGENDARY, EPIC, ALL WORDS SYNONYMOUS WITH THOSE!!!
And why haven’t I heard of it until today? “Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark”
The scene that takes place 40 minutes into the movie with Eartha Kitt singing is one of the greatest vocals I have ever heard in my life. You cannot get any better than that when it comes to singing. She totally owns it. I have seen this movie over 20 times and I still welp up while I watch it cuz I can't believe all the talent in here. Black music is the best. 😎
One of my favorite scenes, too! Eartha is MAGIC!
Honestly, I never knew that Nathaniel Cole is actually also a remarkable actor.
In his later years he should have been casted in more movies, and not with just all Black cast.
The actors and actresses in this particular movie are all icons in their own right.
Amazing and sterling acting.
After watching this movie I am enthralled.
There should have been many such movies.
Clean and descent.
In the old days of showbiz to be successful one had to have multiple talents. Unlike the sorry asses we have today.
American history is/was a bitch. Sad what these performers and their people went through. The struggle continues.
What is wrong with all black cast? There are all white cast today and nobody castigates them.
@@MaLiArtworks186 Some of us feel that seeing a white face, gives it legitimacy.
Nat and Eartha both seemed talented at acting also.
Billy Preston was 10 in this movie when he got to meet and work with these great musical legends.
Oh, but the price he paid for... if you can call it, the "privilege" to do so.
I just learned that it was Billy Preston. Awesome talent!
Nat King Cole was a supernatural entertainer and a good actor
The iconic Mahalia Jackson!! There's STILL not a voice like her's! ♥️‼️
This is the era of movies worth watching for the story, the talent and the message. So good!
In all my life I never understood racism and when I watch such wonderful people singing such incredible music I understand it even less. How much creativity and love lost to ignorance . Disposable human beings, endless troubles. The art of a culture lost to madness. Shattered magnificent souls sharing blessed feelings belong in the realm of human decency. This music and rhythm has triumphed over all adversity and can only embarrass the haters and their power structure. Voices delivering the passions of a nation. Immortalized , magnificent desires from the heart. Reminding all souls we are all one, together, forever.
❤❤❤superbly stated
It’s not so hard to understand. People need to feel superior to another group in order to exploit them and deny them opportunities without empathy.
Unfortunately there's a whole generation, within POC, that are totally unaware of how blacks in the past accomplished greatness decade after decade. They took pride of their accomplishments and of other folks. It's as if the history of people who did such important things has been erased by the cultural victimhood mindset of today.
It's almost unbelievable, how Jazz Legends, banned on celluloid over 60 years ago, can turn a lonely poor man's night into a tearwrenching SPRING PARTY!
God bless the one who posted this PRECIOUS MOVIE here!🙏🙏🙏
Nat was a sweet guy with a voice that was a joy to hear.I was so sad when he passed away. Good movie.
Dee Rhoda Hello 👋 how old were you when Nat King Cole die ❓ October 25,2021
Eartha was sent from heaven I think. She was so beautiful, so skilled and talented...incredible person.
Yes, but she could be mean too. I remember hearing one, maybe two, famous black women relating stories of how she physically attacked them. I wish I could remember the names. One might have been Lena Horne.
I had a private audience with Earth Kitt at the Vine Street Bar & Grill in Hollywood in the late 70s. She did her entire rehearsal for a dinner set that night just for me:) and we chatted and when I was ready to leave, she came around from behind the bar and gave me a big hug and thanked me for stopping in:) True story.
Just amazing! Super ensemble of legends. Blessed to have worked with Eartha and spend time with Ruby Dee, 40 years after this film was made.
what a beautiful story with the most beuutiful and classy black women from the real old school!!
I ❤️ this movie as well as the great music 🎬🎺🎶
Not to mention that both Ruby Dee and Eartha Kitt were so beautiful when they were young 😍❤️
I,ve seen this movie years ago with my wife, rest in peace its a great movie for the heritage of ourselves and a great singer, nat king cole.
Amen Never forget 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🙏
Nat King Cole! Phenomenal Talent! Died too young!
Too many cigarettes smoked. It catches up on you. Sooner or later..
Dell Davis ...Cigarettes. Three packs a day.
Yes.
@@brucescott4261 Same thing took out the track and Olympic star Wilma Rudolph. She smoked 5 packs a day and died in her early 50s.
@@garycollier6950 so sad!
I thoroughly enjoyed thus movie! What a pleasure to see how Nate "King" Cole's beginning, along with so many of the other legendary singers...Mahalia Jackson, Pearl Bailey, Eartha Kitt, etc. Love this movie, and rate it 10 plus!!!
chills on Top of CHILLS!! LOVE ME SOME NAT KING COLE!!! AND EARTHA KITT.
Nat King Cole was such an amazing singer we often forget he was first one of the most talented musicians. And Eartha Kitt did such a good job as a purring cat woman we forget how great an actress and all round entertainer she was. All these amazingly talented people and all gone...truly, what's it all about in the end...only 1 thing matters in the end...
Nat King Cole was and always will be regarded as in the top 3 off all time.Nat NEVER made a bad record Sinatra did.But what talent in this film.Technecally being a jazz pianists he had perfect timing.
And records that made him”King of Romance”.He made the songs his own others would record them but its Nats we remember the most.
I wonder who are these people putting thumbs down on
My grandpa Red Callender is in this movie! We love and miss you Grandpa!
I was fortunate as an RN to care for his cousin, Darby Cole, in Henderson, NC, in the twilight of his life. He told me wonderful stories about playing drums with Nat's band during WWll... 🙏
❤Rest in peace and birthday wishes to Ruby Dee. 10 27. This is one of memorable classics Mrs Ossie Davis left us with. She created one of the best leading ladies I have seen. Rest in Respect
My mother made sure I saw these wonderful old movies. thank GOD!!! I love them. Black people could act, sing & dance, they were absolutely WONDERFUL!!
This movie made my day ! How I love this music, especially with Nat King Cole and Eartha Kitt. Never saw this before and plan to watch it again
And again 📢🎶🎵
Got entertainment royalty in this film!
Pearlie Mae...Nat.....Cab...Mahalia
AND Eartha giving their best
And the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald.
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SURE ENOUGH... JUST S'WONDERFUL!!!
You forgot Ruby Dee!!
These are the talents of my people that influenced me to sing. Thanks for reminding me of what great talent is and the contribution African Americans made to the American Songbook.
Now imagine Nat King Cole, Cab Calloway, Pearl Bailey , Eartha Kitt, Mahalia Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ruby Dee how could y assemble such a stunning cast in one film. Consider the season.🏳️🌈👌🏾🧕🏿😍🌷
Handy as a child is played by Billy Preston.
His father didn't have to throw his trumpet under the wagon like that
These are. Some good movies
Good family fun
Whooooo! Can't believe I've never seen this! Tightly scripted, AWESOME cast, great music, and that Icy Eartha stole the show!! Love this film!!👏👏👏👏👏
I first saw Eartha Kitt on the Ed Sullivan Show. I was five or six. I had heard the term “sexy” before, and after a few moments of watching her, I knew its exact meaning.
I remember seeing that Ed Sullivan "Really Big Show!"
Our family loved Ed's show.
We watched it every Sunday night, like most families did.
So many Great acts came through the Ed Sullivan Show.
Eartha Kitt was my favorite Cat Woman too.
I saw her playing with her band, decades later in a bar in Indian River California.
She had a house gig there during the winter season as the Lounge Act.
She was really thrilling to see in person.
At last I saw this jewel, if I had stayed in Cuba I would never have seen it. Thanks USA!!!!!!!.
Watching this movie for the first time. Boy what a joy it is to watch.
First time for me too ... Having trouble finding adequate words to describe how great this is...
The young boy is Billy Preston, the singer-songwriter/musician from the 1950’s-2005: “The 5th Beatle.”
@@professornadinelima1783 Yep, the young boy at the beginning playing Nat King Cole playing the horn, not the young boy taking piano lessons from Nat.
Honor and respect to black america . A debt of gratitude for the gift of music arts .
Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic
Black excellent at it's finest. Amazing cast. ❤
Wow, what a wonderful acting job by Nat and Eartha...luv it! Nat King Cole always a wonderful man.
I could literally cry… I have been looking for this movie for so long. Amazon doesn’t even have it. I watched this for the first time 14 years ago while pregnant with my son… I was up late watching The Movie Channel. Thank you for posting this!! 😿😩😍😁
AND LOVE PEARL BAILEY AND ELLA FITZGERALD AND EARTHA KITT... AND ALL OF THEM... NAT KING COLE... THE MAN!!
Ruby Dee, too. She wasn't a singer but she was a great actress.
I haven’t seen St. Louis Blues in a very long time...I’ve always loved it!! So star-studded!!! Everybody is a star...Nat “King” Cole, Eartha Kitt, Mahalia Jackson, Pearl Bailey, Ruby Dee, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Juano Hernandez and a very young Billy Preston! Unbelievable talent!! ❤️❤️❤️
You forgot Mahalia Jackson. Best voice of the whole bunch.
@@PapagenoMF Out of that lineup it's not that easy to.pick a "best." This movie is a music lover's dream.
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How can you forget Mahalia Jackson😀 they was so much Black Talent back then but segregation shut the door on a lot of it.
@@PapagenoMF ....read above
@@PapagenoMF Not the best, one of the best. Being Ella and Nat Cole around it is foolish what you say.
Pearl Bailey was very beautiful. My mom got to see her years ago at a small venue. Pearls husband was a drummer in her band. Such a talented lady. Nat was a talented actor and musician. This cast was star studded.
What a blessing for your mom. Pearl's husband since 1952 was Louie Bellson, one of the greatest drummers of all time.
Love these all movies and especially the music
What a fantastic movie. I just happened upon it & I'm so glad that I did. To see all these famous artist/singers from another era was absolutely wonderful. Thanks for uploading.
What a wonderful movie ! I loved every minute of it! I thought Nat King Cole was just the most wonderful singer on earth and now I find out he’s also a great actor ! Great cast great movie !
An Excellent Movie!!!!
Did this film ever win any awards? I certainly hope so, but if not, it certainly should have. Excellence in every way.👍 Thanks for posting. 🙏❤✝️🎺📢
good movie
Little Billy Preston... who knew then one day he'd play for the Beatles and become a big star himself.
*The incomparable ELLA FITZGERALD is in this movie. Goddess of the music.*
Her 'Beale Street Blues' is the centerpoint of the film.
Only ONE scene with Ella. That is just not right. Loved the movie though. Huge fan of Nat King Cole since 2002. Dianna Krall said that he, Nat, was her biggest influence!
When Ella's was discovered, like all new singers , she was sent to a singing teacher. He said she had a perfect voice, perfect pitch, etc., and lessons would ruin her voice. Think of the talents from that era...these giants plus Count Bassey, and Duke Ellington, the dancers. Now we have rap. Perhaps I have no right to critique since I am white, but Lord how I loved those musical giants.
@@danhite8019 boy are you young!
@@dianeschmidt661 Amen to that brother music and dance was the best back then. Rap is not music.
I loved this ❤️😍 classic Nat King Cole,Eartha Kitt,Malhalia Jackson what great movie in it's area
ALL BLACK STAR MOVIE....THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN...ALL STAR CAST.....WE NEED MORE OF THESE MOVIES
I have always loved Eartha Kitt, and Nat King cole has always been my most favorite male singer.
One of my favorite classic movies! ❤ I celebrate the legends of my people! (Classic Black Hollywood)
I saw this on TV many, many years ago when I was in my teens just because of Mr Cole and fell in love with it. I am a 45 year old white girl from Florida and I have never forgotten the music of WC Handy. It was also when I was introduced to Eartha Kitt. The best Cat Woman to ever grace the screen. Her singing Chantez Les Bas was my first ring tone on my first cell phone. It is still one of my favorites.
Thank you so much for posting this. I managed to find clips here and there but I watched this 3 times in a row. So many happy memories.💋💋
My 1st time watching this movie. It was Great seeing those Stars! Nat King Cole was a better actor than I expected!
This wasn't his first or last movie. Nat King Cole was a great musician and actor.
You know it happened, but it is heartwrenching to watch WC Handy sell his music to those crooks. I can't watch anymore.
The contrast between the good girl Rudy Dee and bad mama Eartha Kitt is stunning . Similar to the contrast between Olga James and Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones
A young Billy Preston on organ & vocals.
Cool!
Awesome movie 👏👏👏👏👏👏
And the side eye was first caught on film!!!
Eartha kitt is so unerrated!! I hope they do a biopic of her as catwoman and her activism and world travels!
NAT KING COLE....WHAT A BRILLIANT ACTOR HE WAS ! ....BUT AS A SINGER ! 😱😱😱😱🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶💖💖💖💖👑👑👑🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 HE WAS UNDICRIBELY AWESOME...WHAT A VOICE ! 🎶🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Eartha Kitt is the reason I'm here, such a fascinating woman, her daughter Kitt book is very good, it's an autobiography
The true meaning of Good Ole Classic and Classy!!!
Great movie! I don't know how historically accurate it is (probably not much) but its a fantastic film.
Great blessed talent pour and clean
Don't forget a young Billy Preston.
I never heard of this movie before. Vert Good Movie❤️
Nat King Cole had the greatest voice. I always loved hearing his songs when I was growing up. Thanks for preserving this story of W. C. Handy. It is both history and entertainment with an All-Star cast.
You should check out HOW King Cole came to sing/He was prominent pianist first ...
@@nameskhar1510 One of the greats on piano. Amazing skill.
I ADORE Eartha Kitt!!
NAT "KING" COLE was literally tall, dark and handsome. The latter fronts an all-star lineup: Eartha, Ruby, Pearlie Mae, the First Lady of Song, Juano, Cab, Teddy Buckner, Barney Bigard, Roy Glenn, Jester Hairston, Sam McDaniel (Hattie's brother), and an adolescent Billy Preston.
Wow, so that was a young Billy Preston huh?
YES!! HE WAS SO HANDSOME!!
Eartha kids. A now. Her. Dauther. And. Winer. Landy. Sinnd. Bul8es Singing.
Juano also appeared in an episode of ROUTE 66 that featured Ethel Waters.Worth looking at if you have to buy the complete box set to get it.It really is that good.
Also Mahalia Jackson was one of the Great Spiritualist at 14 years of age she sang for Queen Victoria in Great Britain, President Roosevelt & President Eisenhower She is in this movie nearly right from the very beginning! She had a set of pipes on her that would out do most! Her last concert she had come out of retirement for, she was in her 80's. her last song of the concert was "How I Got Over" She had been sick all night before the concert. if you get the chance to hear her singing this recording you will hear the anointing of the Lord God in her singing; "I spent all night long but He brought me over". After she went off stage & to her dressing room, she just sat down in her chair. Someone looked in on her and found that she had passed away not long after she sat down.
My father induced this movie to me. I love watching it. Thank you Daddy. Miss you💜💜💜
This is one beautiful movie. I'm glad to found it here.
This is a very good film. Also, is a rare opportunity to see the great Puerto Rican character actor Juano Hernández.
I loved Juano's performance in "Young Man With a Horn!" He was a fine actor !
Thank you for this! Such an awesome film! They say history repeats itself...Hollywood could never repeat or compare today with such great performers of that era! They couldn't produce anything with out them today & rely on computer effects instead of using the great acting skills of actors as were back then! Generations of good acting (and directing!) becoming obsolete...so sad. Modern day acting/directing are so full of themselves & need to learn from the old ones.
Yes, same thing with music.
WOW WHAT A PHENOMENAL PHENOMENAL MOVIE R.I.P TO ALL THESE GREATS 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow!!!! What an All-Star cast I'm so glad that this is free to watch. I'm sure this is one magnificent movie my first time watching Love Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald and Eartha Kitt. 💖😊👍
I did not know Nat, was an actor. A VERY GOOD ACTOR.
We have created this music … some of those people hates it
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen
Never heard of this movie. What a wonderful find
Really enjoyed it. And so many legends acting in it.
Earth Kitt singing "Careless Love" with such beautiful tones and not going
over the top with it. Effortless.........
Nat King Cole silky smooth that voice the way he dressed. G.O.A.T
Maybe the best musical I’ve ever seen.
Typical of me to well up with tears when his father hugged him.
Hard to imagine anyone _not_ doing that.
All star cast! What a treat!
I enjoyed, this movie, immensely.
Clair Williams ...What an all-star cast, huh?
Shuntay La' Vah in Creo /French means to sing the songs low, now we know. Nat King Cole we know , as truly unforgettable. Eartha Kitt is scat catty kitty. Ella Fitzgerald we love you, you spun our world. Hail to Mahalia one of the Queens. Pearl Baily, we loved this sweet lady . Ruby Dee is that you we see, as pretty as you want to be. Cab Callaway he de he, he would say.. Morning Star ⭐ is one of my fav's. . St.Louis Blues is another one, to many to name. Thank U for sharing this movie in a part of their walk into our hearts and into their walks of fame.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was truly a good movie , I loved the cast
W. C. Handy was known as The Father of the Blues. I have never seen this movie before. Thanks for the download and for sharing.
He also changed the trajectory of gospel music in the black church. We can also call him the father of modern gospel music
A fine *upload, undeed.
If it wasn't for the BLUES there wouldn't be any ROCK & ROLL.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Soul-cleansing movie! Thanks!
I think Nat King Cole was probably the best singer that ever lived. Or at least right there shoulders or shoulder with the best. I've never heard him saying anything I didn't think was absolutely incredible.
I remember seeing this great movie!
This film is a treasure! I saw it once on channel 13 and I never forgot it....THANK YOU for posting this on UA-cam I've been waiting for someone to do that...
I had seen this as a younger man and Loved it. Thank you for posting this. I don't understand why this great movie is so hard to come by. ❤️
And if your can find the soundtrack, won’t you tell me how?
@@norman102745 I'm sorry, is that question directed at me? If so if I hear anything I promise to reach out.
@@norman102745 hey Norman I went to Google and I typed in St Louis movie Blues soundtrack and all the songs popped up. If you're looking for a vinyl copy eBay has a few.
@@Santiago-hg6hk Sounds like a nice work if you can get it.😏
What a treasure! Great musicians..and so young...
Hey my name is Ralph I'm only 58 years old I love old school movies Nat King Cole and many other talents I thank God for what he put before us I pray I make my mark before God before I leave this world God help us all
Great Movie! This is my first time seeing it.
I was 9 years old when this movie was released. I went to see it at the Carver Theater in Birmingham, Alabama. My brother worked there as an usher. He gave me two pictures from the Billboard. I still have them. Nat King Cole is my favorite singer since my childhood days. Anyone who knows me knows that I love him. Love is present not past.Love is everlasting!