The Soundies Book: A Revised and Expanded Guide

by Scott MacGillivray

Book Overview

"Soundies" were the granddaddies of music videos: single-song musical movies that played in special jukeboxes during the 1940s. Some of the biggest musical stars (and stars of the future) appeared in these films: Louis Armstrong, Spike Jones, Liberace, Fats Waller, Stan Kenton, Cab Calloway, and many others. Thanks to Soundies, hundreds of unique musical performances were photographed for posterity. These mini-musicals were originally nothing more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595420605
• ISBN13: 9780595420605
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"