Jazz. Episode Four, The True Welcome Home
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Summary
Amid the hard times of the Depression new dances, the Lindy Hop and Swing, caught on at the dance halls of New York even as the jobless lined the streets and drought ruined Midwest farms. Jazz, during 1929 through 1935, lifted the nation's spirit. Record sales boomed while Armstrong became a major e... Full description
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Corporate Author
Florentine Films., British Broadcasting Corporation., WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS DVD (Firm)
Other Authors
Burns, Ken, 1953-, David, Keith., Ward, Geoffrey C., Novick, Lynn., Davis, Ossie., Glaser, Matt., Hendricks, Jon, 1921-, Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-, Miller, Norma, 1919-, Shaw, Arvell., Murray, Albert., Crouch, Stanley., Giddins, Gary., Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-
Main Language
English
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English
Subjects
Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971.
Henderson, Fletcher, > 1897-1952.
Savoy Ballroom (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Depressions > 1929 > United States > History > Songs and music.
Jazz > 1931-1940 > History and criticism.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
Jazz dance > New York (State) > New York.
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