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xv, 316 p. : ill. Jazz culture and all-girls films. The feminization of mass culture and the novelty of all-girl bands -- The Ingenues and the Harlem Playgirls -- All-girl bands and sound films in the swing era. Phil Spitalny's Musical Queens -- The "blonde bombshell of swing": Ina Ray Hutton and her Melodears -- Soundies and features during the 1940s. Swinging the classics: Hazel Scott and Hollywood's musical-racial matrix -- Pinups, patriotism, and feminized genres -- Swing-centered films and the hour of charm -- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and independent black sound film -- Variety television and the 1950s. Television, vaudeo, and female musical hosts -- Variety television revives all-girl bands -- Television's musical guests: Hazel Scott, Peggy Lee, and Lena Horne -- Conclusion : the jazz canon (representations and gendered absences). Kristin A. McGee. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Women jazz musicians in motion pictures Big bands in motion pictures Jazz in motion pictures Motion pictures United States History 20th century Television broadcasting of music Variety shows (Television programs) United States PN1995.9.J38 M34 2009eb 791.43/6578 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10468405 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10468405 CaPaEBR 090112 ebr10468405