LEADER 03776nam 2200505 450 001 9910794790103321 005 20230715102644.0 010 $a0-253-05855-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000012037207 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6735439 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6735439 035 $a(OCoLC)1272998619 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_109700 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30448957 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30448957 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000012037207 100 $a20230715d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSoundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen $eone dime at a time /$fSusan Delson 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBloomington, Indiana :$cIndiana University Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (405 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a0-253-05853-8 311 08$aPrint version: Delson, Susan. Soundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2021 9780253058539 (DLC) 2021038032 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart 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 -- Part III: Following up. Appendix 1. Directory of black-cast soundies ; Appendix 2. Performers and their films ; Appendix 3. Makers and their films. 330 $a"In the 1940s, folks at bars and restaurants would gather around a Panoram movie machine to watch three-minute films called Soundies, precursors to today's music videos. This history was all but forgotten until the digital era brought Soundies to phones and computer screens-including a YouTube clip starring a 102-year-old Harlem dancer watching her younger self perform in Soundies. In Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen: One Dime at a Time, Susan Delson takes a deeper look at these fascinating films by focusing on the role of Black performers in this little-known genre. She highlights the women performers, like Dorothy Dandridge, who helped shape Soundies, while offering an intimate look at icons of the age, such as Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole. Using previously unknown archival materials-including letters, corporate memos, and courtroom testimony-to trace the precarious path of Soundies, Delson presents an incisive pop-culture snapshot of race relations during and just after World War II. Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAfrican Americans in motion pictures 606 $aSoundies (Motion pictures)$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aAfrican Americans in motion pictures. 615 0$aSoundies (Motion pictures)$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.43652996073 700 $aDelson$b Susan$01486025 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794790103321 996 $aSoundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen$93705385 997 $aUNINA