Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-298) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Some liked it hot

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

711004284

Responsibility statement

Kristin A. McGee

Series statement

Music/culture

Sub title

jazz women in film and television, 1928-1959

Table Of Contents

Jazz culture and all-girl 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 variety guests: Hazel Scott, Peggy Lee, and Lena Horne -- The jazz canon (representations and gendered absences)

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