Research Catalog

Title

Stage bands on film.

Publication

• Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, 1989.
• [Holmes, PA?] : Good Music Record Co., 1989.
• ©1989

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956.
• Foster, Stuart, 1918-1968.
• Roberts, Lynne, 1919-1978.
• Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004.
• Nelson, Ozzie, 1906-1975.
• Clinton, Larry, 1909-1985.
• Stone, Butch.
• Beneke, Tex.
• Long, Johnny, 1916-1972.
• Houston, Bob (Singer)
• Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957.
• Eberly, Bob.
• O'Connell, Helen.
• James, Harry, 1916-1983.
• Forrest, Helen.
• Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964.
• Blake, Meredith.
• Waller, Fats, 1904-1943.
• Carlisle, Una Mae, 1915-1956.
• Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986.
• Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002.
• Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975.
• Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
• Welk, Lawrence, 1903-1992.
• Jones, Spike, 1911-1965.
• Austin, Gene, 1900-1972.
• Liberace, 1919-1987.
• Fiorito, Ted, 1900-1971.
• Candido, Candy.
• Marcellino, Muzzy.
• Gray, Glen, 1906-1963.
• George, Betty, 1926-2007.
• Burke, Clyde.
• Mills Brothers. prf
• Dinning Sisters. prf
• Tympany Five. prf
• City Slickers. prf
• Casa Loma Orchestra. prf

Description

1 videocassette (approximately 60 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in.

Summary

Features vintage footage of the great big bands. Features performances by Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, the Mills Brothers, Harry James, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Liberace and Cab Calloway among others.

Subject

• Big band music
• Jazz vocals
• Big bands in motion pictures

Genre/Form

• jazz.
• Nonfiction films.
• Jazz.
• Filmed performances.
• Spectacles filmés.
• Films autres que de fiction.

Note

• "MP 1865".

System Details (note)

• VHS format, hi-fi, mono.

Contents

Marie / (Tommy Dorsey ; Stuart Foster, Lynn Roberts, vocals) -- Lady be good / (Artie Shaw) -- Somebody else is taking my place / (Ozzie Nelson) -- Smiles / (Larry Clinton ; Butch Stone, vocals) -- In the mood / (Tex Beneke) -- 'Til then / (The Mills Brothers) -- When I grow too old to dream / (Lohnny Long ; Bob Houston, vocals) -- Green eyes / (Jimmy Dorsey ; Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, vocals) -- You made me love you / (Harry James ; Helen Forrest, vocals) -- By the light of the silvery moon / (The Dinning Sisters) -- Star dust / (Jack Teagarden ; Meredith Blake, vocals) -- Ain't misbehavin' / (Fats Waller ; Una Mae Carlisle) -- Why don't you do right / (Benny Goodman ; Peggy Lee, vocals) -- G.I. jive / (Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five) -- Blues in the night / (Cab Calloway) -- Champagne polka / (Lawrence Welk) -- The Sheik of Araby / (Spike Jones and his City Slickers) -- One dozen roses / (Gene Austin) -- Twelfth Street rag / (Liberace) -- Ma, he's making eyes at me / (Ted Fio Rito ; Candy Candido, Muzzy Marcellino, vocals) -- Sentimental journey / (Glen Gray & Casa Loma ; Betty George, Clyde Burke, vocals).

ISBN

• 1556075928
• 9781556075926

LCCN

030306035215

OCLC

• ocm28582792
• 28582792
• SCSB-1251405

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library