Some liked it hot jazz women in film and television, 1928-1959 / Kristin A. McGee.

SeriesMusic/culture
Music/culture. ^A390481
Contents Jazz culture and all-girls films. The feminization of mass culture and the novelty of all-girl bands -- The Ingenues and the Harlem Playgirls -- All-girl bands and sound films in the swing era. Phil Spitalny's Musical Queens -- The "blonde bombshell of swing": Ina Ray Hutton and her Melodears -- Soundies and features during the 1940s. Swinging the classics: Hazel Scott and Hollywood's musical-racial matrix -- Pinups, patriotism, and feminized genres -- Swing-centered films and the hour of charm -- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and independent black sound film -- Variety television and the 1950s. Television, vaudeo, and female musical hosts -- Variety television revives all-girl bands -- Television's musical guests: Hazel Scott, Peggy Lee, and Lena Horne -- Conclusion : the jazz canon (representations and gendered absences).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-298) and index.
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LCCN 2009000997
ISBN9780819569073 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0819569070 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780819569080 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0819569089 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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