cast
- Bessie Smith
- [Saint Louis Blues]
- The Hall Johnson Choir
- [Saint Louis Blues]
- Joe Smith
- Cornet [Saint Louis Blues]
- Thomas Morris
- Cornet [Saint Louis Blues]
- Russell Smith
- Trumpet [Saint Louis Blues]
- Buster Bailey
- Clarinet [Saint Louis Blues]
- Happy Caldwell
- Tenor Sax [Saint Louis Blues]
- James P. Johnson
- Piano [Saint Louis Blues]
- Charles Dixon
- Banjo [Saint Louis Blues]
- Harry Hull
- Bass [Saint Louis Blues]
- Kaiser Marshall
- Drums [Saint Louis Blues]
- Mamie Smith
- [Paradise in Harlem (Excerpt)]
- Lucky Millinder
- [Paradise in Harlem (Excerpt)]
- Ida Cox
- [Woman's a Fool (Excerpt)]
- Jesse Crump
- Piano [Woman's a Fool (Excerpt)]
- "Big" Bill Broonzy
- Vocals/Guitar [Big Bill Broonzy Field Recordings]
- Sonny Boy Williamson
- Harmonica/Vocals [Sonny Boy Williamson]
- Sture Nordin
- Guitar [Sonny Boy Williamson]
- Lennart Nyten
- Guitar [Sonny Boy Williamson]
crew
- Dale Murphy
- Screen Story
- Karl Emil Knudsen
- Executive Producer
