The soundies : a history and catalog of jukebox film shorts of the 1940s / by Cantor, Mark

Art and entertainment : a philosophical exploration / by Hamilton, Andy, 1957-

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2005 Southern music CD

Table of Contents: “…Row, row, row your boat (Schoolchildren of Wanseko, Uganda) -- Number Nine train (Dale Hawkins) -- Where did my baby go (Howard Tate) -- Sally Jo (Ricky Skaggs) -- Milk cow blues (Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys) -- Crow dance (Zora Neale Hurston) -- Had a gal called Sal (Lightnin' Hopkins) -- I'm gonna make her love me (Jim Ford) -- Oliver galop / Blind Tom (played by John Davis) -- Get the mop (Henry "Red" Allen) -- Hot smoke and sassfras (Bubble Puppy) -- You'll be the death of me (Johnny Winter) -- Ballad of a teenage queen (Cowboy Jack Clement) -- The Arizona yodeler (the DeZurik Sisters) -- Symphonique #6 (Good for goodie) (Moondog) -- On revival day (A rhythmic spiritual) (Bessie Smith) -- When the saints go marching in (Helen Humes) -- Beale Street blues (Nat King Cole) -- Southern gul (Erykah Badu) -- Piece of my heart (Erma Franklin) -- Trouble's back in town (the Wilburn Brothers) -- This room for rent (Sammi Smith) -- Searching the desert for the blues (Blind Willie McTell) -- You said a bad word (Joe Tex) -- I'm glad you're mine (Al Green) -- Jesus hits like the atom bomb (the Pilgrim Travelers) -- Suspicious minds (Elvis Presley) -- Dearest (Buddy Holly) -- Un Matin, J'etais sur ma Galerie (Elita, Mary, and Ella Hoffpauir).…”

Rhythm & blues in Cleveland, 1955 edition /

The Wrecking Crew /

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Red beans and ricely yours : poems / by Saloy, Mona Lisa

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Soundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen : one dime at a time / by Delson, Susan

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The Wrecking Crew! /

Soundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen : one dime at a time / by Delson, Susan

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Such sweet thunder : views on black American music /

Table of Contents: “…Dexter Algood -- 1991: Celebrating the Blues: The Blues as an historical phenomenon / Jeff Todd Titon -- Aesthetics of blues women's lyrics and performances / Daphne Duval Harrison -- 1992: New Trends in Vocal Jazz: Eddie Jefferson and Jon Hendricks: Innovators in Modern Vocal Jazz / Phyl Garland -- The Vocal jazz group: a history / Jon Hendricks -- The Unforgettable Nat King Cole: how a big legend grew from a little trend / Leslie Gourse -- 1993: Great Women of Jazz -- 1994: World Music and Jazz: The Influence of jazz on international popular music / Peter Manuel -- Jazz and European classical music / Hildred roach -- 1995: Blues-Based Jazz: The Legacy of William "Count" Basie: The Basie and Ellington bands: a blues comparison / Leonard Goines -- The Basie lineage / Bill Lowe -- Is there jazz without the blues: / Amina Claudine Myers -- 1996: The Revolution Returns: The Next Generation in Jazz: A Participant recounts the 1940s revolution in American Classical Music / Billy Taylor -- Jazz revolution or media concoction? …”

Esquire's 1945 jazz book /

Let's do it : the birth of pop music : a history / by Stanley, Bob, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…1900: Pop in the beginning -- Elite syncopations: Scott Joplin and ragtime -- Songs for sale: Tin Pan Alley -- Doing what comes naturally: Irving Berlin -- A culture of consolation: Music hall and musical theatre -- On the other side of a big black cloud: World War I -- A conversation of instruments: The birth of jazz -- The greatest love of all: Louis Armstrong -- The blab of the pave: Jerome Kern and Broadway -- Let me entertain you: Al Jolson -- I'm gonna do it if I like it: The jazz age -- In a silent way: Race records -- Invisible airwaves crackle with life: Radio -- Trying hard to recreate what had yet to be created: Hillbilly -- Black and tan fantasy: Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club -- Learn to croon: Rudy Vallee and the dawn of the electric era -- All Hollywood and all heaven: Talking pictures -- Ten cents a dance: The Great Depression -- Nothing but blue skies: Bing Crosby -- Industrial light and music: The movie musical -- Pardon my pups: The Boswell Sisters -- Make those people sway: British dance bands -- Fascinating rhythm: Fred Astaire and the dance-hall boom -- Eighty-eight key smile: Fats Waller and friends -- Tight like that: The age of swing -- Serenade in blue: The great American songbook -- The winds grow colder: Judy Garland and Billie Holiday -- Be like the kettle and sing: Britain at war -- Why don't you do right: America at war -- Hot licks with vanilla: Glenn Miller -- Someone to watch over me: Vocal refrains -- We had to break up the band: Post-war jazz -- Call me irresponsible: Frank Sinatra -- Saturday night fish fry: Rhythm and blues -- California suite: The long-player -- It's Mitch Miller's world and we just live in it: The 45 -- Breaks a new heart every day: Peggy Lee -- Almost like praying: Post-war Broadway -- Squeeze me: Vocal jazz -- Experiments with mice: British big bands -- Revival: Trad jazz and folk -- In a restless world: Nat King Cole -- Ports of pleasure: Exotica -- Sharks in jets clothing: Rock 'n' Roll -- The summit: Frank, Dino and Sammy -- TV is the thing: The rise of television -- I could go on singing: The next generation -- The strength of strings: Film soundtracks -- What kind of fool am I: Lionel Bart and Anthony Newly -- Whipped cream and other delights: Adventures in Beatleland -- The last waltz: Tom Jones and the new balladeers -- Some kind rapprochementent: The 1970s.…”

Black legends of jazz.

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The complete Lester Young studio sessions on Verve.

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Visions of jazz : the first century / by Giddins, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Modern Jazz Quartet (The first forty years). Nat King Cole (The comeback king). Stan Getz (Seasons). …”
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The Jubilee shows.

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Jazz : the Smithsonian anthology.