On screen
Cast
15 credited performers
Lee Conley Bradley
Self
Robert Johnson
Self
Artwork unavailable
Lonnie Johnson
Self
Artwork unavailable
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Self
Duke Ellington
Self
Artwork unavailable
Mississippi John Hurt
Self
Artwork unavailable
Jelly Roll Morton
Self
Louis Armstrong
Self
Artwork unavailable
Kokomo Arnold
Self
Artwork unavailable
Bertha Hill
Self
Bessie Smith
Self (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Pete Johnson
Self
Artwork unavailable
Cousin Joe
Self
B.B. King
Self
Artwork unavailable
Elmore James
Self