That toddlin' town : Chicago's white dance bands and orchestras, 1900-1950 / Charles A. Sengstock Jr.

Av: Språk: Engelska Serie: Music in American lifeUtgivning: Urbana ; Chicago : University of Illinois Press, [2004]Utgivningstid: ©2004Beskrivning: xv, 244 sidor illustrationer 24 cmInnehållstyp:
  • text, still image
Medietyp:
  • unmediated
Bärartyp:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780252029547
Ämne: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 784.4809773 23/swe
SAB-klassifikation:
  • Ijxpb
  • Ijxq
  • Ijb-qaz Chicago
Innehåll:
Edgar Benson and the early Chicago booking agents -- Jules Stein and James Petrillo -- How radio made stars of the dance bands -- Ice rinks, beer gardens, and other early Chicago dance halls -- The Trianon, the Aragon, and the modern ballroom era -- Early downtown Chicago hotels join the dance party -- The beat goes on -- Dance bands thrive in Chicago's cabarets and restaurants -- The bands earn respect -- Dance bands in the roadhouses -- "Rah, rah rajah" -- The economic challenge of the thirties -- The last hurrah.
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Edgar Benson and the early Chicago booking agents -- Jules Stein and James Petrillo -- How radio made stars of the dance bands -- Ice rinks, beer gardens, and other early Chicago dance halls -- The Trianon, the Aragon, and the modern ballroom era -- Early downtown Chicago hotels join the dance party -- The beat goes on -- Dance bands thrive in Chicago's cabarets and restaurants -- The bands earn respect -- Dance bands in the roadhouses -- "Rah, rah rajah" -- The economic challenge of the thirties -- The last hurrah.

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