Comes the Revolution – Willie Howard
Oy vey! And a bit more… Comedy routines, with the exception of those set to music, were rare on the Panoram screen. Consider that most
Oy vey! And a bit more… Comedy routines, with the exception of those set to music, were rare on the Panoram screen. Consider that most
Liza Morrow’s recorded legacy is not extensive: some broadcasts and recordings with Eddie Condon, Freddie Slack and George Paxton, all preceding a brief stay with
The strike of union musicians, the so-called “recording ban,” commenced on July 31, 1942. The action by the American Federation of Musicians impacted the entertainment
“Mr. Crouch was not obsessed with breasts. He just knew what would look good to the audience in a Soundie. And he always had a lot of
While curiosity might have killed the cat, let me pique your curiosity a bit: how about a single-note banjo soloist from 1941 in the style
Among all of the Soundies that feature “eccentric” performers from the vaudeville and variety stage, there is only one that spotlights a contortionist. But for
It may come as a surprise to fans of jazz and Swing music that far more Soundies were made by country artists than jazz. Dave
This is, at first glance, an unusual post for this site because it is not a Soundie … but read on, with the hope that
I’ve mentioned elsewhere that while no racial group was free from animus and stereotype in the World of Soundies, African Americans bore the brunt where
What do Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Lucille Ball, Claudette Colbert, Loretta Young, Eva Gabor and Hedy Lamarr have in common? Well, a great deal, actually