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The Savoy king : Chick Webb & the music that changed America / Floating World Pictures, Single Arrow Productions, Swingbud Films, New Heritage Theatre Group present ; produced, directed, written and cinematography by Jeff Kaufman ; produced by Marcia S. Ross.

The Savoy Ballroom was the home of the amazing Lindy Hop dancers, and the first venue in America where Blacks and Whites could dance and socialize together. Born fatherless and poor, Chick Webb developed spinal tuberculosis and was a hunchbacked dwarf in constant pain, yet he virtually invented mode...

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Corporate Author: Chick Webb Orchestra (Composer)
Other Authors: Kaufman, Jeff (Jeffrey) (Screenwriter, director of photography.), Carroll, Rocky (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Portland, Oregon] : Collective Eye Films, [2012]
Subjects:
Webb, Chick.
Webb, Chick > Performances > New York (State) > New York > History.
Savoy Ballroom (Harlem, New York, N.Y.) > History.
Webb, Chick
Savoy Ballroom (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
African American musicians > Biography.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Music.
Dance orchestra music > History and criticism.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
African American musicians
African Americans
African Americans > Social conditions
Dance orchestra music
Jazz musicians
Performances
New York (State) > New York
United States
1900-1999
Biographical films
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary films
Feature films
History
Music
Nonfiction films

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Call Number: ML419.W385 S28 2012
ML419.W385 S28 2012 Available

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