music

1940s

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Conductor and orchestra in white suits, Paramount pictures building,…

1940s

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Cowboy Spade Cooley performs the love song "There is No Sunshine…

1960s

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Mahalia Jackson performs "Down by the Riverside".

1930s

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Farmer plays Yankee Doodle tune with hands next to piano player, medium…

1980s

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Footage of a special honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Six black men…

1950s

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Trailer for “St. Louis Blues,” starring Nat King Cole as W.C. Handy.…

1970s

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Trailer for “Sparkle.” Narrator speaks over wide shot of African-…

1970s

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Trailer for “Soul to Soul,” a concert documentary. Wide shots of a soul…

1970s

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Part 1 of trailer for “Lady Sings the Blues.” Close-up of Diana Ross…

1970s

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Part 2 of trailer for “Lady Sings the Blues.” Shots of Diana Ross…

1940s

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A woman plays and sings the song “Swanee River” to a small audience…

1970s

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Newsreel tracing the evolution of blues music from the South to the…