First transmitted in 1985, this medley of the blues features Fred McDowell, Thomas 'Georgia Tom' Dorsey, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Huddie Ledbetter - better known as 'Lead Belly' - performs 'Pick a Bale of Cotton', and Billie Holiday accompanied by Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Roy Eldridge, performs her own composition 'Fine and Mellow'.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Holiday | Guest Star | ||
| Lead Belly | Guest Star | ||
| Thomas Dorsey | Guest Star | ||
| Fred McDowell | Guest Star | ||
| Sonny Terry | Guest Star | ||
| Brownie McGhee | Guest Star |