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Various Artists:
The Ladies Sing The Blues |
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DVD
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| Description |
The Ladies who created an art form and sang their way into legenda bygone era is recaptured in this filmed salute to the women who started it allwhose turn of phrase made musical history.
Priceless footage of the great American divas (complete songs, not just tantalizing excerpts) Billie Holiday backed by the most extraordinary band ever formed Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Benny Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan. The great Bessie Smith in her only film appearanceDinah Washington from the stage of The Apollo TheatrePeggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne and others, singing their classics. For many of them, this was their only performance on cameracertainly some of their greatest performances!
This DVD is encoded for Region 1 (U.S. & Canada only) and will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. |
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Track Listing
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St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith
Darkies Never Dream - Ethel Waters
Quicksand - Ethel Waters with Count Basie & His Orchestra
Fine and Mellow - Billie Holiday
When You Lose Your Money Blues - Ida Cox with Jesse Crump
That Lonesome Road - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Nobody's Sweetheart Now - Connee Boswell
Lean Baby - Dinah Washington
Only A Moment Ago - Dinah Washington
Have A Good Time - Ruth Brown
The Man I Love - Lena Horne
Unlucky Women - Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
You're Mine You - Sarah Vaughan
I Cried For You - Helen Humes with Count Basie & His Orchestra
Why Don't You Do Right? - Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
I Cover The Waterfront - Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour |
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VIEW - View Video |
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2313 |
| Subsidiary Artists: |
Bessie Smith
Ethel Waters
Billie Holiday
Ida Cox with Jesse Crump
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Connee Boswell
Dinah Washington
Ruth Brown
Lena Horne
Sarah Vaughan
Helen Humes
Peggy Lee |
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