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"Play real pretty for the people": Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and racial politics in Hollywood's post-war jazz musicals

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McNally, Karen (2020) "Play real pretty for the people": Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and racial politics in Hollywood's post-war jazz musicals. In: The Politics of Hollywood Musicals. Presses de Paris Nanterre, Paris. ISBN 9782840163497

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This chapter explores post-war jazz films and the ways in which they attempt to resolve a clash between the generic representation of entertainment as an emblem of democracy and the promotion of jazz artistry performed by African-Americans in a segregated United States.

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Title:
"Play real pretty for the people": Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and racial politics in Hollywood's post-war jazz musicals
Creators:
McNally, Karen
Editors:
Toulza, Pierre-Olivier and Ledoux, Aurélie
Official URL:
https://presses.parisnanterre.fr/?p=4856
Date:
2020
Subjects:
700 The arts; fine & decorative arts > 780 Music
700 The arts; fine & decorative arts > 790 Recreational & performing arts
900 History & geography > 970 History of North America
Department:
School of Computing and Digital Media
Publisher:
Presses de Paris Nanterre
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971; Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990; jazz films; jazz musicals; Hollywood; African-Americans musicians
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URI:
https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/4826
Item Type:
Book Section
Depositing User:
Karen Mcnally
Date Deposited:
10 May 2019 10:46
Revision:
20
Last Modified:
15 Mar 2021 10:02
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