Michael Feinstein's American Songbook Best Band in the Land (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | Documentary, Music

Michael Feinstein's American Songbook

Best Band in the Land (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-G

TV Episode | Documentary, Music

Explores the role popular music played during World War II. Includes appearances by Margaret Whiting and Marvin Hamlisch, and archival performances by Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby.

Director

Amber Edwards (2010-2013)

Producer

Amber Edwards

Editor

Amber Edwards

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 2010

Release date

Oct 13, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Feinstein Self Self See fewer	Untitled George Gershwin Project
Roy Bishop Self Self See fewer	Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	White Christmas (1954)
Alice Faye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
Terrence Flannery Self Self See fewer	American Songbook at NJPAC Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2017)
Judy Garland Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Benny Goodman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Allied (2016)
Donald Grayson Self (archive footage) (as Carl Grayson) Self (archive footage) (as Carl Grayson) See fewer	Cattle Raiders (1938)
Marty Halperin Self Self See fewer	Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
Marvin Hamlisch Self Self See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Lena Horne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Harold Jacobs Self Self See fewer	Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
Spike Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mr. Nobody (2009)
Johnny Mercer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Ethel Merman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Kate Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Natural (1984)
Margaret Whiting Self Self See fewer	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Max Wilk Self Self See fewer	Lights Out (1946)