1. Luke Chillingsworth
History of Music Videos

2. St Louis Blue’s – Bessie Smith
(1929)
 Blues singer Bessie Smith appeared a short film
called Saint Louis Blues in 1929. This featured a
dramatized performance of the song which was
shown in theatres until 1932. This could be
considered the first music video. The film was
also a landmark for being one of the very first
“talkies” ever made.