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Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)
TV Movie | 76 min | Documentary

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Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)

TV Movie | 76 min | Documentary

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 ...See moreBefore 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. Written by Chris Lamson See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Feinstein Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Untitled George Gershwin Project
Mark Cantor Self - Soundies Historian Self - Soundies Historian See fewer	The Legend of Teddy Edwards (2001)
Stan Ridgway Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	Rumble Fish (1983)
George Duke Self - Musician / Producer Self - Musician / Producer See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Leonard Maltin Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Wynton Marsalis Self - Artistic Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center Self - Artistic Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Joe Franklin Self - Talk Show Pioneer Self - Talk Show Pioneer See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Hugh Hefner Self - Playboy Founder and Chief Creative Officer Self - Playboy Founder and Chief Creative Officer See fewer	Miss March (2009)
Van Alexander Self - Soundies Performer Self - Soundies Performer See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Delilah Jackson Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)
Les Paul Self - Soundies Performer Self - Soundies Performer See fewer	Speed Racer (2008)
Dan Morgenstern Self - Director, Institute of Jazz Studies Self - Director, Institute of Jazz Studies See fewer	Prohibition (2011)
Kay Starr Self - Soundies Performer Self - Soundies Performer See fewer	The Nice Guys (2016)
Hugh Martin Self - Soundies Performer Self - Soundies Performer See fewer	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Ginny Mancini Self - Soundies Performer Self - Soundies Performer See fewer	The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Irving Fields Self - Soundies Performer Self - Soundies Performer See fewer	Scoop (2006)
Jackie Parton Self - Soundies Performer (as Jakie Lewis Parton) Self - Soundies Performer (as Jakie Lewis Parton) See fewer	Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
Russell Scholl Self - Film Archivist Self - Film Archivist See fewer	Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)
Eleanor McQueen Self - Soundies Dancer Self - Soundies Dancer See fewer	Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)