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Bands of the '20s

[written and narrated by] Don Kennedy; a production of Intersound Multimedia
Resource Type:
Computer Program (CD, CD-ROM)
Publication:
Roswell, GA : Intersound Multimedia, [1996]
Copyright:
℗1996
Related Series:
Legends

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Summary:
When played in a CD-ROM drive, this interactive CD-ROM explores the music and bands of the 1920's through spoken text, originally recorded music, and animated sequences. When played in a stereo's CD-player, the disc acts like a normal audio disc.
Table of Contents:
  • Side by side (The Paul Whiteman Orchestra) (3:01)
  • You're the cream in my coffee (The Ted Weems Orchestra) (2:59)
  • Sweethearts on parade (Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians) (3:09)
  • I want to be happy (The Ipana Troubadours) (3:03)
  • Rhythm kings (Coon-Sanders and The Kansas City Nighthawks) (3:07)
  • On with the dance (The Ben Pollack Orchestra) (2:42)
  • Collegiate (Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians) (3:03)
  • Varsity drag (The George Olsen Orchestra) (3:06)
  • At sundown (Harry Reser and The Cliquot [id est Clicquot] Club Eskimos) (3:12)
  • Sunshine (The Vincent Lopez Orchestra) (3:19)
  • When my baby smiles at me (The Ted Lewis Orchestra) (3:13)
  • Star dust (The Isham Jones Orchestra) (3:21)
  • (I got a woman, crazy for me) She's funny that way (The Ben Bernie Orchestra) (2:55)
  • All I want is just one (girl) (Gus Arnheim's Cocoanut Grove Orchestra) (2:36)
  • Makin' whoopee (Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees) (2:55).
Contributors:
Kennedy, Don , narrator, producer
Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 , performer
Weems, Ted , performer
Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977 , performer
Pollack, Ben , performer
Waring, Fred, 1900-1984 , performer
Reser, Harry , performer
Olsen, George, 1893-1971 , performer
Lopez, Vincent, 1894-1975 , performer
Lewis, Ted, 1892-1971 , performer
Jones, Isham, 1894-1956 , performer
Bernie, Ben, 1891-1943 , performer
Arnheim, Gus , performer
Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986 , performer
Royal Canadians , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Pennsylvanians (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Clicquot Club Eskimos (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Cocoanut Grove Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Connecticut Yankees , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Ipana Troubadours , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Coon-Sanders Nighthawks (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Intersound Inc.
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Accompanying materials: English
Included Works:
QuickTime 2.1
Related Series:
Legends
Subjects:
Big band music
Popular music — United States — 1921-1930
Musicians — United States — Biography
Musicians
Popular music
United States
1921-1930
Genres:
Biographies
System Details:
System requirements: Stereo with CD player.
System requirements: Windows: 386 IBM-compatible PC with CD-ROM drive ; 256-color SuperVGA display ; Sound Blaster-compatible sound card ; 8MBs of RAM (not compatible with Toshiba portables and some NEC CD-ROM drives).
System requirements: Macintosh: Macintosh computer with CD-ROM drive ; color monitor ; sound manager ; 8MBs of RAM.
Production Credits:
Executive producer, Don Johnson ; Co-producers, Rob Enslin and Alan Queen.
General Notes:
Title from disc label.
Title from computer optical disc title screen.
Dance orchestra music with vocals; various artists.
Works recorded at various times from 1925 to 1930.
With: QuickTime 2.1.
"Audio Plus Enhanced CD."
Accompanying insert includes program notes and biographical information on Don Kennedy plus user instructions.
From the collection of Joe Morris.
Physical Description:
1 computer disc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (6 unnumbered pages : illustrations).
Physical Characteristics:
4 3/4 in.; polychrome; Stereo with CD player.; Windows: 386 IBM-compatible PC with CD-ROM drive ; 256-color SuperVGA display ; Sound Blaster-compatible sound card ; 8MBs of RAM (not compatible with Toshiba portables and some NEC CD-ROM drives).; Macintosh: Macintosh computer with CD-ROM drive ; color monitor ; sound manager ; 8MBs of RAM.
Audio Characteristics:
digital; optical; stereo
Digital Characteristics:
audio file; CD audio
Call Numbers:
LPCD
Other Standard Numbers:
Universal Product Code: 015095355522
Publisher Number, Intersound: 3555
OCLC Numbers:
36310690