Ellen Zanderfrog finds an old trumpet. ¿I¿m going to Memphis to be in a blues band!¿ she says. E.Z. travels down the river, singing and meeting other musical characters along the way. One friend gives her an invitation to a talent show on Beale Street.Ready to sing the blues, E.Z.

arrives in Memphis, only to discover the talent show was last year. Ready to give up and go home, E.Z. hears a familiar sound. ¿Froggy Bottom Blues¿ is being played by the friends she met on the way to Memphis. Elated, E.Z. joins the group as the singer for the band.