"Stormy Weather" is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem. It became a hit record and inspired a film adaptation. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harold Arlen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was a Jewish-American composer of popular music. ... Ted Koehler (July 14, 1894—January 17, 1973) was an Jewish-American lyric writer. ... Ethel Waters, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. ... The Cotton Club is a movie, released in 1984, centred around a popular Harlem jazz club in the 1930s, the Cotton Club. ... This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ...

The film version of Stormy Weather is a 1943 musical film that tells in flashback the story of a famous dancer who meets a young singer, both on the rise, whose lives intersect only briefly over the years. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ...

The song tells of disappointment, as the lyrics, "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky" show someone pining for her man to return. The weather is a metaphor for the feelings of the singer; "stormy weather since my man and I ain't together, keeps raining all the time."

The movie was adapted by Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler and H.S. Kraft from the story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson. It was directed by Andrew L. Stone. Ted Koehler (July 14, 1894—January 17, 1973) was an Jewish-American lyric writer. ...

In 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

Cast

• Lena Horne - Selina Rogers
• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - Bill Williamson
• Cab Calloway - himself
• Katherine Dunham - herself
• Fats Waller - himself
• Fayard Nicholas - himself (as Nicholas Brothers)
• Harold Nicholas - himself (as Nicholas Brothers)
• Ada Brown - herself
• Dooley Wilson - Gabe Tucker

Lena Horne photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Lena Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American popular singer. ... Bill Robinson photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Bill Bojangles Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was a pioneer and pre-eminent African-American tap dance performer. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway IIInnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... Katherine Dunham born 24 June 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA is a dancer, choreographer, songwriter and anthropologist known for her many innovations. ... Album cover of Fats Wallers Aint Misbehavin, 25 Greatest Hits Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. ... Fayard Nicholas (born October 20, 1914 in Mobile, Alabama) oldest brother of the tap dancing pair The Nicholas Brothers. ... Harold Nicholas (March 27, 1921 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina - July 3, 2000 New York) youngest brother of the tap dancing pair The Nicholas Brothers. ... Arthur Dooley Wilson (April 3, 1886 - May 30, 1953) was an African American actor and singer. ...

External links

• IMDB