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