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Great American songbook

Title
Great American songbook [videorecording] / AJK Productions in association with Turner Entertainment Co. ; Produced by Andrew J. Kuehn, Stephen Netburn ; directed by Andrew J. Kuehn ; written by Joe Gilford, Mary Cleere Haran.
Publication
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Kuehn, Andrew J.
  • Netburn, Stephen.
  • Gilford, Joe.
  • Haran, Mary Cleere.
  • Feinstein, Michael.
  • AJK Productions.
  • Turner Entertainment Co.
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (174 min.) : sd., col. & b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Entertainer extrordinaire 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.
Alternative Title
New romance of celluloid: We must have music.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Film excerpts.
  • Documentary films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Special features: Audio commentary by Michael Feinstein; musical short: A new romance of celluloid: We must have music.
Credits (note)
  • Cinematographer, Jose Luis Mignone ; edited by Dirk Meenen, Michael J. Shapiro.
Audience (note)
  • Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, NTSC, Region 1, Standard presentation (1.33.1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
  • DVD, Region 1, Standard presentation (1.33.1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language (note)
  • In English 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.
Call Number
*LDV 101
ISBN
0790776219
LCCN
085393738525
OCLC
52095943
Title
Great American songbook [videorecording] / AJK Productions in association with Turner Entertainment Co. ; Produced by Andrew J. Kuehn, Stephen Netburn ; directed by Andrew J. Kuehn ; written by Joe Gilford, Mary Cleere Haran.
Imprint
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2003.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, Region 1, Standard presentation (1.33.1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Performer
Hosted by Michael Feinstein.
Audience
Not rated.
Credits
Cinematographer, Jose Luis Mignone ; edited by Dirk Meenen, Michael J. Shapiro.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, Standard presentation (1.33.1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Added Author
Kuehn, Andrew J.
Netburn, Stephen.
Gilford, Joe.
Haran, Mary Cleere.
Feinstein, Michael.
AJK Productions.
Turner Entertainment Co.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Added Title
New romance of celluloid: We must have music.
Other Standard Identifier
085393738525
Publisher No.
37385 Warner Home Video
Research Call Number
*LDV 101
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