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Popular music -- United States -- 20th century.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Popular music in motion pictures.
Popular music -- Analysis, appreciation.
Popular music -- History and criticism.
Composers -- United States.
Lyricists -- United States.
Singers -- United States.
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DVD 782.4216 G786 Doc
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Popular music -- United States -- 20th century.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Popular music in motion pictures.
Popular music -- Analysis, appreciation.
Popular music -- History and criticism.
Composers -- United States.
Lyricists -- United States.
Singers -- United States.
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The great American songbook [videorecording (DVD)].
Warner Home Video, c2003.
Call #:
DVD 782.4216 G786 Doc
Subjects
Popular music -- United States -- 20th century.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Popular music in motion pictures.
Popular music -- Analysis, appreciation.
Popular music -- History and criticism.
Composers -- United States.
Lyricists -- United States.
Singers -- United States.
ISBN:
0790776219
Alternate title:
A new romance of celluloid [videorecording (DVD)].
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
1 videodisc (174 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. & b&w. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibtion.
Special features: Audio commentary by Michael Feinstein ; Musical short: A new romance of celluloid: We must have music.
Home use only.
In English (Dolby surround 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Contents:
Minstrel shows ; Stephen Foster -- Spirituals -- Ragtime -- Blues and jazz -- Publishing and recording -- Operetta ; Friml and Romberg -- Kern and Berlin -- World War I -- Gershwin -- Show boat -- Ziegfeld legacy -- Rodgers and Hart -- Carmichael and Waller -- Depression ; Warren and Dubin -- Arlen, Duke, and Fields -- Porter -- Depression recovery -- 1930s recap (Over the rainbow) -- Hollywood stampede -- Pal Joey -- Hitman Harry -- Freed/Brown and Harburg -- Team Gershwin -- World War II -- Big bands and boogie -- War on their minds -- Styne and Cahn -- Postwar optimism -- New life for old songs -- Songwriter biopics -- Rodgers and Hammerstein -- Stage to screen -- Loesser and more Berlin -- A star is born -- Rock 'n' roll -- Tradition : As time goes by.
Production:
AJK
Productions
in association with Turner Entertainment Co. ; Producer, Andrew J. Kuehn, Stephen Netburn ; Director, Andrew J. Kuehn ; Writer, Joe Gilford, Mary Cleere Haran.
Performers:
Host, Michael Feinstein.
Summary:
Entertainer extraordinaire Michael Feinstein hosts a brand-new documentary on the evolution of the American popular music, told through stories of the greatest songwriters of all time, including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin and more. Includes some rare performance footage.
Genre:
Popular music.
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Kuehn, Andrew J.
Netburn, Stephen.
Gilford, Joe.
Haran, Mary Cleere.
Feinstein, Michael.
AJK
Productions
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Turner Entertainment Co.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
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