Some liked it hot jazz women in film and television, 1928-1959 / Kristin A. McGee.
| Author/creator | McGee, Kristin A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, |
| Description | xv, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music/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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-298) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009000997 |
| ISBN | 9780819569073 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0819569070 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780819569080 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0819569089 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |