This release compiles a number of songs by the legendary Louis Armstrong. Taken over the course of four different decades,...
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2008
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Classic Rock Drum Solos offers footage of some of the most impressive percussionists in history performing by themselves in...
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2007
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Jump, jive, and bebop to some of the biggest hits of 1940s and 50s with this collection of musical shorts featuring such...
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2007
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This installment of Swing Era features music by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, The Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, and many...
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2003
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Hudson Music presents this compilation for aficionados of jazz drumming with more than a dozen of the greatest musicians ever...
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2001
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In the '30s, drummer Gene Krupa shifted percussion from supportive background music to a standalone art form, tout seul....
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1999
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This PBS documentary features jazz legend Gene Krupa playing on the drums with many of the great names in music. Archival...
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1993
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This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and scholars, and offers...
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1993
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See "soundies" from the 1940s. ~ Rovi...
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1990
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Storyville Films presents this series of short music programs, originally produced between 1941 and 1947. Called "Soundies,"...
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1988
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The Swing era conjures up images of sophisticated ladies, debonair gentlemen, and the big bands who entertained them with a...
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1987
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The Swing era conjures up images of sophisticated ladies, debonair gentlemen, and the big bands who entertained them with a...
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1987
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The Swing era conjures up images of sophisticated ladies, debonair gentlemen, and the big bands who entertained them with a...
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1987
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A volume of great musicians and the music that made them great. ~ Rovi...
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1985
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1985
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1984
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Learn about the Kansas City style and the musicians who swung out with it. ~ Rovi...
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1973
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This program features a performance by jazz great Lionel Hampton, along with some of his famous musical colleagues. Lionel...
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1971
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One of America's great songwriters, Johnny Mercer, plays host for this special television concert which features vibraphone...
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1971
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This music performance video offers a history of jazz in Chicago, including performances by some of Chicago's greatest. ~...
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1961
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Sal Mineo, who'd previously registered well as the lead in the TV drama Drummer Man, essays a strikingly similar role in The...
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1959
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This evening of musical magic includes some of the greatest jazz artists and their exciting performances. ~ Rovi...
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1956
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Steve Allen makes his dramatic film debut in The Benny Goodman Story. Outside of Goodman's conflicts with his parents over...
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1955
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The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller's rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of...
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1954
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Make Believe Ballroom is a feature-length derivation of the popular LA-based radio series of the same name. Hosted by Martin...
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1949
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In this musical comedy, a group of clean-cut teens desire to turn an abandoned warehouse into a youth center. Unfortunately...
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1948
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The Broadway musical Beat the Band was boiled down to B-picture terms in this RKO Radio programmer. The plot concerns Damon...
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1947
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A talented small town gal from Tennessee ends up in the big city after she is discovered by a talent scout. Though the scout...
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Himself
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1947
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Like the same-named 1934 and 1935 films, RKO Radio's 1945 musical George White's Scandals uses the eponymous Broadway revue...
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1945
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Fans of TV's Amos 'N' Andy series ought to get a big kick out of the black-oriented musical Boy! What a Girl. The "girl" in...
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1945
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This musical chronicles the history of jazz music and features many of the most popular musical acts from the early 1940s,...
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1942
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Songwriter
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1941
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Rhythm Romance is the television title for the 1939 Bob Hope comedy Some Like It Hot (the change was made to avoid confusion...
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Himself
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1939
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In this lighthearted musical comedy from legendary director Busby Berkeley, Henry Bowers (Dick Powell) is a saxophonist in a...
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1937
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The third film of Paramount's "Big Broadcast" series follows the pattern of the first two titles: negligible plot with plenty...
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1936
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