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The Ladies sing the blues
- Title
- The Ladies sing the blues / The Minnesota Studio ; producer, Tom Jenz ; script, Leigh Kamman.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : V.I.E.W. Video, [1988], ©1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | Use in library | VC113 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950\u0027s. 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.
- Series Statement
- VIEW Video jazz series
- Uniform Title
- VIEW Video jazz series.
- Subject
- Credits (note)
- Editor, Paul Henschel ; narrator, Leigh Kamman.
- System Details (note)
- VHS format.
- 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\u0027s 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\u0027re mine you (Sarah Vaughan) -- I cried for you (Helen Humes with Count Basie & His Orchestra) -- Why don\u0027t you do right? (Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra) -- I cover the waterfront (Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour).
- OCLC
- ocm24660394
- SCSB-3047252
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries