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04015aam a2200457 i 4500 001 4F6074E8DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 211015t20212021inua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021038032 020 $a 0253058546 020 $a 9780253058546 020 $a 0253058538 020 $a 9780253058539 035 $a (OCoLC)1225621308 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d DLC $d YUS $d OCLCO $d NYP $d OCLCO $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 04 $a PN1995.9.B585 $b D45 2021 082 04 $a 791.43/652996073 $2 23 100 1 $a Delson, Susan, $e author. 245 10 $a Soundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen : $b one dime at a time / $c Susan Delson. 264 1 $a Bloomington, Indiana : $b Indiana University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 405 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "In the 1940s, folks at bars and restaurants would gather around a Panoram movie machine to watch three-minute films called Soundies, precursors to today's music videos. This history was all but forgotten until the digital era brought Soundies to phones and computer screens-including a YouTube clip starring a 102-year-old Harlem dancer watching her younger self perform in Soundies. In Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen: One Dime at a Time, Susan Delson takes a deeper look at these fascinating films by focusing on the role of Black performers in this little-known genre. She highlights the women performers, like Dorothy Dandridge, who helped shape Soundies, while offering an intimate look at icons of the age, such as Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole. Using previously unknown archival materials-including letters, corporate memos, and courtroom testimony-to trace the precarious path of Soundies, Delson presents an incisive pop-culture snapshot of race relations during and just after World War II. Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part I: Follow the Money -- Introduction: Turning on a Dime -- 1. Circa 1940: Race and the Pop-Culture Landscape -- 2. Risky Business -- 3. Starting in Hollywood, Heading to Harlem -- Part II: Follow the Music -- 4. Going to War -- 5. Encounter and Improvisation: Reimagining the City -- 6. Rural Reverb -- 7. Romance, Relationships, Legs -- 8. One Performer, Ten Soundies: Another Look at Dorothy Dandridge -- 9. Visual Music: Big Bands, Combos, Solo Musicians -- 10. Backing into Integration -- 11. Unplugged, with an Afterlife -- Acknowledgments -- Part III: Following Up -- Appendix 1. Directory of Black-Cast Soundies -- Appendix 2. Performers and Their Films -- Appendix 3. Makers and Their Films 650 0 $a African Americans in motion pictures $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Soundies (Motion pictures) $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a African American actors $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a African American motion picture actors and actresses $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Musical films $x History and criticism. 650 7 $a African Americans in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799733 650 7 $a Soundies (Motion pictures) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02002324 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 776 08 $i Online version: $a Delson, Susan. $t Soundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen $d Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2021 $z 9780253058553 $w (DLC) 2021038033 941 $a 3 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214014748.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117013334.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20230817010137.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4F6074E8DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search