Nat King Cole
W.C. Handy
Cast (14)
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
Crew (20)
Nellie Manley
Hair Designer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Robert R. Benton
Set Decoration
Nelson Riddle
Music
Eda Warren
Editor
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
W.C. Handy
Music
Haskell B. Boggs
Cinematography
Wally Westmore
Makeup Designer
Robert Smith
Producer
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Allen Reisner
Director
Spencer Williams
Lyricist
Mack David
Lyricist
Martha Koenig
Lyricist
Mercedes Gilbert
Lyricist
W.C. Handy
Songs
Ted Sherdeman
Writer
Robert Smith
Writer