Let us indulge ourselves for a little bit with this archival clip from Night Music, a mini documentary on some of the female jazz bands of the 30’s and 40’s.
Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses and no-holds-barred dance routines, her exotic beauty generated nicknames “Black Venus,” “Black Pearl” and “Creole Goddess.” She maintained energetic performances and a celebrity status for 50 years until her death...
The Andrew’s Sisters are legends. One of the first and biggest selling girl groups of all time. This clip from the 1941 movie Buck Privates is one of their coolest. The Andrews Sisters perform four songs in this film: You’re a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, [I'll Be With You When It's]...
