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Alberta Hunter : my Castle's Rockin'

DVD - 2001 DVD 782.421 Al 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.8 out of 5

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Call Number: DVD 782.421 Al
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: over 20 scene selections; four bonus audio tracks.
My castle's rockin' -- Two-fisted double-jointed rough & ready man -- Darktown strutters ball -- Downhearted blues -- I've got a mind to ramble -- Black shadows -- I'm havin' a good time -- Handy man -- You're welcome to come home -- The love I have for you -- Bonus audio tracks: I got rhythm ; Sometimes I'm happy ; Georgia on my mind ; When you're smilin'.
Billy Taylor, narrator.
This concert film portrays the life of blues and jazz singer Albert Hunter, who began singing in Chicago in 1912 as a teenager and enjoyed a forty-year career. For this film, Hunter opened her archives to producer/director Stuart Goldman, and also provided the last filmed interview prior to her death in 1984.
DVD; Dolby Digital stereo.

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SERIES
VIEW Video jazz series.



PUBLISHED
New York, NY : View Video, 2001.
Year Published: 2001
Description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0803023316
9780803023314

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Goldman, Stuart A., 1948-
Albertson, Chris.
Taylor, Billy, 1921-
Hunter, Alberta.
Churchill, Jack.
Cohen, Robert M.
Alfier, Mary.
Stuart Goldman Productions.
View Video.

SUBJECTS
Hunter, Alberta.
African American women singers -- Biography.
Women jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.
Women blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Jazz -- 1981-1990.
Documentary films.
Music videos.