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Nat King Cole as W.C. Handy |
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Eartha Kitt as Gogo Germaine |
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Cab Calloway as Blade |
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Ella Fitzgerald as Singer |
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Mahalia Jackson as Bessie May |
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Ruby Dee as Elizabeth |
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Juano Hernández as Rev. Charles Handy |
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Teddy Buckner as Musician |
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Barney Bigard as Musician |
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George 'Red' Callender as Musician |
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Lee Young as Musician |
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George Washington as Musician |
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Billy Preston as Will Handy as a Boy |
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Pearl Bailey as Aunt Hagar |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle | Music |
| Art | Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Editing | Eda Warren | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Haskell B. Boggs | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Designer |
| Art | Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Robert Smith | Producer |
| Sound | W.C. Handy | Music |
| Directing | Allen Reisner | Director |
| Writing | Martha Koenig | Lyricist |
| Writing | Spencer Williams | Lyricist |
| Writing | Mack David | Lyricist |
| Writing | Mercedes Gilbert | Lyricist |
| Sound | W.C. Handy | Songs |
| Writing | Robert Smith | Writer |
| Writing | Ted Sherdeman | Writer |
