04359nam 22007814a 450 991081576670332120200520144314.01-282-86077-197866128607750-7735-7062-410.1515/9780773570627(CKB)1000000000245020(SSID)ssj0000284328(PQKBManifestationID)11912582(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284328(PQKBWorkID)10261387(PQKB)10903255(CaPaEBR)400177(CaBNvSL)gtp00521456 (Au-PeEL)EBL3330508(CaPaEBR)ebr10132689(CaONFJC)MIL286077(OCoLC)929120581(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/28n9jk(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400177(MiAaPQ)EBC3330508(DE-B1597)657832(DE-B1597)9780773570627(MiAaPQ)EBC3243518(EXLCZ)99100000000024502020040907d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSongs for fat people affect, emotion, and celebrity in the Russian popular song, 1900-1955 /David MacFadyen1st ed.Montreal ;Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Pressc2002vii, 354 p. portsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2441-X Includes bibliographical references, filmography, discography and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Songs for Fat People -- Introduction: A Quick Comment Before we Begin in Earnest -- In Practice: Eleven Famous Performers, Loved by Tens of Millions -- Grace Under Friendly Fire: The Gypsy Romances of Izabella Iur’Eva and Tamara Tsereteli -- The Romance in Exile: Iurii Morfessi and Petr Leshchenko -- Internal(Ized) Exile: The Mystery of Vadim Kozin -- Exit Stage Left: Aleksandr Vertinskii and Cabaret -- Affectation and Buffoonery: Leonid Utesov and Odessa Jazz -- Klavdiia Shul’zhenko: “Let’s Have a Smoke, Comrade!” -- Mark Bernes: Hushed Songs from the Silver Screen -- Prison and Prestige: The Folk Songs of Lidiia Ruslanova and Liudmila Zykina -- In Theory: Soviet Entertainment Seen From Today’s Perspectives -- Time to Speculate and Take Stock: 1 January 2000 in Russian Light Entertainment -- Conclusion and Unsolicited Encore -- Notes -- Audio-Visual Sources -- IndexThe author traces the careers of early singers such as Izabella Iur'eva, Tamara Tsereteli, and others who struggled to continue to perform as they fled the dangers of a Soviet society that had little patience for café-culture. MacFadyen follows their trail through Eastern Europe to Paris and London, then across to New York and San Francisco, and back into Russia through the smoky, émigré bars of colourful Chinese towns. He pays particular attention to the notion of "mass" songs inside the Soviet Union and explores the relationship of official and public approval. By looking at how these performers used success at home and abroad to become recording stars, film stars, and eventually television personalities, MacFadyen avoids the conventional dichotomies about the East Block to show the complexity of Soviet culture.Popular musicSoviet UnionHistory and criticismPopular musicSocial aspectsSoviet UnionSingersSoviet UnionBiographyMusique populaireURSSHistoire et critiqueMusique populaireAspect socialURSSChanteursURSSBiographiesMusique populaireRussie20e siecleHistoire et critiquePopular musicHistory and criticism.Popular musicSocial aspectsSingersMusique populaireHistoire et critique.Musique populaireAspect socialChanteursMusique populaireHistoire et critique.782.421640947MacFadyen David1964-1594436MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815766703321Songs for fat people4037490UNINA