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Classic 1955 Rhythm & Blues (R&B) Revue Film DVD: 1950s R & B Music Videos Soundies & Blues Musicians, Groups, Artists, and Singers History Pictures Film Including Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Bill Bailey, Sarah Vaughan, Faye Adams, Nipsey Russell, Martha Davis

Classic 1955 Rhythm & Blues (R&B) Revue Film DVD: 1950s R & B Music Videos Soundies & Blues Musicians, Groups, Artists, and Singers History Pictures Film Including Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Bill Bailey, Sarah Vaughan, Faye Adams, Nipsey Russell, Martha Davis
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Old music videos or soundies, like The Rhythm & Blues Revue (1955), helped to pave the way for mass marketing of African-American music and opened up a new genre of television and film, that is now the billion dollar music videos industry dominated by MTV and VH1. This film journeys back in time to look at the pioneers of R&B Music and explore the rich history of blues groups, artists, and musicians. The Rhythm & Blues Revue features many of the brightest African-American stars from the 1950s from Sarah "Little Miss Sassy" Vaughan to the amazing blues music of Count Basie. Table Of Contents: (1) Rhythm and Blues Revue(1955) - This film features various performers at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City. Performers include Nat 'King' Cole, Cab Calloway, Faye Adams, Little Buck, Willie Bryant, Nipsey Russell, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Bill Bailey, Ruth Brown, Herb Jeffries, Sarah Vaughan, Big Joe Turner (Shake, Rattle and Roll), Amos Milburn, Martha Davis, Mantan Moreland, and Freddie Robinson. Directed by Joseph Kohn, Leonard Reed, Produced by Ben Frye, & The Master Of Ceremonies was Willie Bryant & Freddie Robinson - 71 Minutes

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #70477 in DVD
  • Brand: Quality Information Publishers Inc.
  • Model: 550
  • Published on: 2007
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 71 minutes

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  • Table Of Contents:
  • (1) Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) - 71 Minutes