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Summary:

Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950's. Singers are Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Ida Cole, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Connee Boswell, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Helen Humes and Peggy Lee. Includes background information on the singers as well as the performances.

Table of Contents:

• St. Louis blues (Bessie Smith)
• Darkies never dream (Ethel Waters)
• Quicksand (Ethel Waters with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
• Fine and mellow (Billie Holiday with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan)
• When you lose your money blues (Ida Cox with Jesse Crump)
• That lonesome road (Sister Rosetta Tharp)
• Nobody's sweetheart now (Connee Boswell)
• Lean baby (Dinah Washington)
• Only a moment ago (Dinah Washington)
• Have a good time (Ruth Brown)
• The man I love (Lena Horne)
• Unlucky woman (Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson & his orchestra)
• You're mine you (Sarah Vaughan)
• I cried for you (Helen Humes with Count Basie & his orchestra)
• Why don't you do right? (Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman & his orchestra)
• I cover the waterfront (Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour).

Contributors:

Jenz, Tom

Kamman, Leigh

Semans, Bill

Lazear, Jonathon

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959

Cox, Ida, 1889-1967

Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973

Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976

Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963

Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006

Horne, Lena

Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990

Humes, Helen

Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002

Minnesota Studio, Inc.

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Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

VIEW Video jazz series

Subjects:

Blues (Music)

Women blues musicians

United States

Genres:

Filmed performances

System Details:

VHS hi-fi.

Performers:

Narrator, Leigh Kamman.

Production Credits:

Editor, Paul Henschel.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; stereo

Video Characteristics:

VHS

Call Numbers:

MVC 0236

ISBNs:

0803013132
9780803013131

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 3390913133
Publisher Number, View Video: 1313

OCLC Numbers:

24660394