Do any of the other numbers recorded in 1929 survive? I assume these were made at the Vitaphone studios in NYC? Thanks for uploading these two - amazing theater history.
just because showboat represents the changes in white and black seperation doesn't make it racist. It makes it a piece of history to be admired. Political correctness goes a little too far sometimes.
@surgedeb Though I can see how you might think it to be racist, and there are many foul racial connotations, it can also be seen as a beautiful thing. Blacks (like myself) weren't even given the dignity of playing themselves before this! Show boat was one of the first shows to paint African Americans in a positive light. So you see, even though many of the things were racist, many were paving the way to civil rights, and racial equality in the eyes of the men around them. :)
@surgedeb GOOD grief - why? Because it's a Black woman singing a long time ago?? Sheesh - if you know anything about Showboat, it was the first show ever to portray an African American woman (Julie) as a fully dimensional, equal character, married to a white man. The show changed the way Black performers/characters were seen.
Sorry to see you're starting over again but thanks for persevering ! ! !
I'm creating a series of music playlists for each of the past 100 years, the evolution of pop music over 4 generations, making my channel your ticket to any past year.
I had Queenie on 1929 before and have added your replacement upload here ! !
Do any of the other numbers recorded in 1929 survive? I assume these were made at the Vitaphone studios in NYC? Thanks for uploading these two - amazing theater history.
friendsfamilyaccount 7 months ago
just because showboat represents the changes in white and black seperation doesn't make it racist. It makes it a piece of history to be admired. Political correctness goes a little too far sometimes.
simolionshane 10 months ago
@surgedeb Though I can see how you might think it to be racist, and there are many foul racial connotations, it can also be seen as a beautiful thing. Blacks (like myself) weren't even given the dignity of playing themselves before this! Show boat was one of the first shows to paint African Americans in a positive light. So you see, even though many of the things were racist, many were paving the way to civil rights, and racial equality in the eyes of the men around them. :)
dancerpixproductions 1 year ago
This is absolutely amazing.
madamerotten 1 year ago
@madamerotten Yes, amazingly racist.
surgedeb 1 year ago
@surgedeb GOOD grief - why? Because it's a Black woman singing a long time ago?? Sheesh - if you know anything about Showboat, it was the first show ever to portray an African American woman (Julie) as a fully dimensional, equal character, married to a white man. The show changed the way Black performers/characters were seen.
friendsfamilyaccount 7 months ago
Sorry to see you're starting over again but thanks for persevering ! ! !
I'm creating a series of music playlists for each of the past 100 years, the evolution of pop music over 4 generations, making my channel your ticket to any past year.
I had Queenie on 1929 before and have added your replacement upload here ! !
chkjns 2 years ago