Capturing the grace and beauty of the two biggest names in dance history, this glimpse into the lives of siblings Fred and Adele Astaire traces their extraordinary journey to success on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Product Description: The time: 1936-1938. The mood: Hopeful. It wasn't wartime, not yet. The music: The incomparable Count Basie and Benny Goodman, among others. The setting: Living rooms across America and, most of all, New York City.Dream Lucky covers politics, race, religion, arts, and sports, but the central focus is the period's soundtrack—specifically big band jazz—and the big-hearted piano player William "Count" Basie...read more

Profiles ten celebrated singers from the past ten decades, including Ma Rainey, Judy Garland, Joan Baez, and Madonna.

Product Description: Mahalia Jackson’s rise from a young choir soloist in New Orleans to America’s most famous gospel singer is a stirring story of social and musical history.Born poor in New Orleans in 1911, young Mahalia Jackson was told to "let it out" when she sang the gospel at church each Sunday...read more

A very energetic baby and her older sister and mother go on an outing which includes the train and the ferry.

Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career, as a poor boy in New Orleans, by singing songs on street corners and playing a battered cornet in a marching band.