Isaac Hayes was originally casted as John Shaft in the movie, but instead wrote the soundtrack, which became his biggest success, peaking at #1 and winning a Grammy.

In 1929, W.C. Handy & Bessie Smith made a glamorous premier of their movie “St. Louis Blues” with red carpet & limousines in Memphis, Tennessee, on Beale Street at The Daisy Theater — an establishment which stands to this day.

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