Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)
Before MTV and the age of television, there were Soundies. First appearing in 1941, these three minute black-and-white films featured artists of the Big Band, Jazz and Swing era, like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, The Mills Brothers, Les Paul, Cab Calloway, and Fats Waller. The Soundies helped launch the careers of Doris Day, Nat King Cole, Liberace, and Dorothy Dandridge, among others. Viewed for a dime through a special machine called a Panoram, a movie jukebox, these forerunners to the music video could be seen in nightclubs, roadhouses, restaurants and other public venues across the U.S. These classic films remain as glorious time capsules of music, social history, popular culture, and tell the story of a crossroads in our country, when the uncertainties of war, race relations, and emerging technologies combined to write one of the most influential chapters in our nation¹s history.
Cast
- Michael Feinstein - Host
- Leonard Maltin - Self
- Les Paul - Self
- Hugh Hefner - Self
Screenplay
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- What is Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein about?
- Before MTV and the age of television, there were Soundies. First appearing in 1941, these three minute black-and-white films featured artists of the Big Band, Jazz and Swing era, like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, The Mills Brothers, Les Paul, Cab Calloway, and Fats Waller. The Soundies helped launch the careers of Doris Day, Nat King Cole, Liberace, and Dorothy Dandridge, among others. Viewed for a dime through a special machine called a Panoram, a movie jukebox, these forerunners to the music video could be seen in nightclubs, roadhouses, restaurants and other public venues across the U.S. These classic films remain as glorious time capsules of music, social history, popular culture, and tell the story of a crossroads in our country, when the uncertainties of war, race relations, and emerging technologies combined to write one of the most influential chapters in our nation¹s history.
- Who directed Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein?
- Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein was directed by Chris Lamson.
- Who stars in Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein?
- Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein stars Michael Feinstein, Leonard Maltin, Les Paul, Hugh Hefner.
- How long is Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein?
- Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein has a runtime of 1h 16m (76 minutes).
- What genre is Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein?
- Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein is a Documentary, Music, History film.
- Where was Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein produced?
- Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein was produced in United States of America.