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Title:

International Sweethearts of Rhythm [DVD] : America's hottest all girl band / Jezebel Productions & Rosetta Records present. Tiny and Ruby : Hell divin' women / Jezebel Productions presents ; a film by Greta Schiller & Andrea Weiss ; directed by G. Schiller. Maxine Sullivan : love to be in love / Jezebel Productions and Agat Films presents ; directed by G. Schiller ; produced by A. Weiss and G. Schiller.

Format:

[DVD] :

Publisher:

Jezebel Productions,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., b&w, col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Sullivan, Maxine,--1911-1987.
Davis, Tiny,--1909-1994.
Lucas, Ruby.
International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Women musicians--United States--History--20th century.
Women musicians--United States--Biography.
African American women musicians--United States--History--20th century.
African American women musicians--United States--Biography.
Women jazz musicians--United States--Biography.
Women singers--United States--Biography.
Documentary films.
DVD videodisc.
Public performance rights.

Other Authors:

Clarke, Cheryl, 1947-
Gordon, Deborah.
Schiller, Greta.
Weiss, Andrea.
Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987.
Davis, Tiny, 1909-1994.
Lucas, Ruby.
Jezebel Productions.
New York Women in Film & Television.

Other Titles:

Tiny and Ruby : Hell divin' women.
Maxine Sullivan : love to be in love.

Notes:

"Award winning trilogy of fims on women in jazz"--Container and disc label. Collection of 3 films on famous women jazz musicians. "Preservation of this film was made possible by a grant from Women's Film Preservation Fund, New York Women in Film & Television." Special features include: Director's Q&A at Lincoln Center, NYC. Originally produced as documentary films in 1986, 1988, and 1990. Tiny and Ruby: Featuring Tiny Davis & Ruby Lucas (a.k.a. Renei Phelan) ; narrative poetry by Cheryl Clarke.

Contents:

love to be in love America's hottest all girl band (1988) (47:00) Tiny and Ruby : Hell divin' women (1987) (28:00) -- Maxine Sullivan : love to be in love (1988) (47:00)

Summary:

International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Tells the story of the swinging, multiracial all-women jazz band of the 1940s ; Tiny and Ruby: A rollicking portrait of two women who made a life together creating music ; Maxine Sullivan: A long-overdue film portrait of the once famous, and now largely forgotten jazz vocalist Maxine Sullivan--Container.

UPC:

837101327985

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)