Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen : One Dime at a Time.
Delson, Susan.
2021
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Title Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen : One Dime at a Time.
Author Delson, Susan.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780253058553
9780253058546
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2021.
Copyright ©2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (417 pages).
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43652996073
Summary Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again.
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Intro
Cover
Tilte Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Part I: Follow the Money
Introduction: Turning on a Dime
1. Circa 1940: Race and the Pop-Culture Landscape
2. Risky Business
3. Starting in Hollywood, Heading to Harlem
Part II: Follow the Music
4. Going to War
5. Encounter and Improvisation: Reimagining the City
6. Rural Reverb
7. Romance, Relationships, Legs
8. One Performer, Ten Soundies: Another Look at Dorothy Dandridge
9. Visual Music: Big Bands, Combos, Solo Musicians
10. Backing into Integration
11. Unplugged, with an Afterlife
Acknowledgments
Part III: Following Up
Appendix 1. Directory of Black-Cast Soundies
Appendix 2. Performers and Their Films
Appendix 3. Makers and Their Films
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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