At the time “St. Louis Blues” first appeared, however, in September of 1914, its 40-year-old composer (later to acquire a reputation as legendary as the song itself) was anything but renowned.

Nat King Cole "St. Louis Blues" From 'At the Movies' Singer Nat King Cole starred in a major role on screen only once in his life, when he portrayed W.C. Handy in the 1958 film St. Louis Blues. In ...

St. Louis was “the place to be in the ‘20s and ‘30s,” says Andy Lewis, the programs and education manager for the National Blues Museum, while Chicago rose as a blues stronghold in the 1950s. But if ...