Rhythm and Blues Revue

Rhythm and Blues Revue
Directed by Joseph Kohn
Produced by Ben Frye
Written by Ben Frye
Leonard Reed
Starring See below
Cinematography Don Malkames
Edited by Arthur Rosenblum
Distributed by Studio Films, Inc.
Release date
 1955
Running time
 86/71 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Rhythm and Blues Revue is a 1955 American concert film directed by Joseph Kohn and Leonard Reed.

Summary

Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly filmed host segments by Willie Bryant. Originally 86 minutes, the "short" version available on public domain collections and websites is missing a reel.[1]

Cast

Soundtrack

  • Amos Milburn - "Bad Bad Whiskey"
  • Bill Bailey (dancing) - "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise"
  • The Larks - "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise"
  • Nat King Cole - "Calypso Blues"
  • Delta Rhythm Boys - "Dry Bones"
  • Faye Adams - "Every Day"
  • Martha Davis & Her Spouse - "Goodbye Honey, Goodbye"
  • Count Basie Combo - "Basie's Conversation", "One O'Clock Jump
  • Ruth Brown - "It's Raining Teardrops From My Eyes"
  • Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra - "Vibe Boogie", "Bongo Interlude"
  • Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - "Minnie the Moocher"
  • Sarah Vaughan - "Perdido"
  • Big Joe Turner - "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
  • Herb Jeffries - "In My Heart (There's a Song)"

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Clear, Rebecca D. (1994). Jazz on film and video in the Library of Congress. DIANE Publishing. p. 107.


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