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Black music in America : from then till now /

Traces black musicians and their contributions to American music and history through the unforgettable performances of Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nina Simone, and the great Bessie Smith.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Learning Corporation of America, Coronet/MTI Film and Video, Phoenix Learning Group
Other Authors: Robertson, Hugh A., Barnett, William H.
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: St. Louis, MO : Coronet/MTI Films & Video, [between 1980 and 1989?]
Subjects:
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Musicians, Black > United States.
Popular music > United States > History and criticism.
Documentary films.
Description
Summary:Traces black musicians and their contributions to American music and history through the unforgettable performances of Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nina Simone, and the great Bessie Smith.
Item Description:"The Phoenix Learning Group, Inc."--Container.
Original program copyright date: c1971.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (28 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Dick Gunha, Fred Guarino, Ed Martin ; edited by Ray Sandford and George Bowers.
ISBN:0388013540