The Great American Songbook

The people and events that put the music in our lives are celebrated in this lively anthology hosted (and featuring vocals) by Michael Feinstein that traces popular music from its roots in ballads and minstrel shows through the jazz age big bands Broadway and Hollywood. Delight as Fats Waller boogies George Gershwin invents a musical rhapsody Arthur Freed becomes the wizard of oohs and aahs and biopics like "Three Little Words" (Boop-boop-bedoo!) bring lives of famous tunesmiths to the screen. Among some rare performance footage Bessie Smith sings the blues Hoagy Carmichael is touched by "Stardust" Fred and Ginger dance the Depression away and Judy pines for the place beyond the rainbow. It all adds up to one very special musical treat!Running Time: 175 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 085393738525 more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-08-2009; Great for the Classroom!!; I am an elementary/middle school music teacher, and use this DVD extensively in my classroom. The original footage of Irving Berlin, Kate Smith and others is invaluable! It is very easy to use sections of the DVD to support eras,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-12-2008; A Superb Effort with Minor Flaws; This film accomplished exactly what it was meant to -- it made me want to learn more about these intensely talented songwriters. Michael Feinstein is a very capable guide. You never get the feeling that these songs represent old-timey...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-23-2008; Great american music; What a fantastic DVD. So many great songs, so many great singers, bands, etc. from 1776 to 1950. What a glorious collection!!!; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-26-2007; Get a New Host!; America can claim very little things for itself. Because of immigration, many of the things we claim as our own is truly the product of other nations. However, we have jazz, and can claim the bouncy music as our own. This documentary...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-08-2009; Great for the Classroom!!; I am an elementary/middle school music teacher, and use this DVD extensively in my classroom. The original footage of Irving Berlin, Kate Smith and others is invaluable! It is very easy to use sections of the DVD to support eras,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-30-2005; Mostly All Judy Garland, Very Little Doris Day...; I don't know why is happens, but whenever these documentaries are made, you get TONS of Judy Garland and hardly any Doris Day. Miss Day, almost single-handedly, saved the movie musical in the 1950s. She also saved Warner Brothers from...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-13-2004; Not Worth The Money; Most of the songs are cut off and/or talked over by Mike. Fire the editor on this one . I wish I could find the cuts and paste them back. Nice try but no cigar.; read full review | report as inappropriate