Music

1930s, 1940s

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Two men play an enormous standup bass in a music band.

1930s, 1940s

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Two women hold up a giant harmonica, the harmonica is 4 feet long. The…

1930s, 1940s

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Man plays a bike pump on stage like it’s a musical instrument. The bike…

1940s, 1930s

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Man uses strange clapping contraption to play the song “Dixie” with his…

1930s, 1940s

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Woman uses the sounds from a typewriter as musical accompaniment to her…

1950s

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Ray Charles sings ‘Georgia’ with his band to an enthused crowd.

1970s

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A blonde in a bathing suit cartwheels toward the camera, and a brunette…

1960s

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Three women in bathing suits run in a garden towards the camera.

1940s

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Stan Kenton and his orchestra. Stan Kenton plays piano. Jazz.

1940s

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Stan Kenton performs with his orchestra, soundie, big band, jazz

1940s

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Stan Kenton plays piano then leads his Orchestra in various locations.…

1940s

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Stan Kenton leads his orchestra in a dance hall.