Music & Art

Included DVDs: Vintage Wurlitzer Jukebox Factory Tour Film Vintage Audio & Stereo Sound History Films Classic Lucky Strike Film with Frank Sinatra (1950) Vintage Sound Waves & Audio Films Classic American Folk Music Films Vintage Cassette Tape & 4-Track Films Classic Square Dancing Film (1950) Classic 1940s Music Videos & Soundies Historic Rhythm & Blues [...]

African Americans have a long history of artistic expression and scientific invention. Their art, music, and culture have paved the way for future artists and their legacy is one rich in perseverance, learning, and culture. This collection celebrates the art and science of African Americans artists and inventors. Included Films:

Art is as old as humanity. It is a way of expressing desires, dreams, and the evolution of values and societal mores. America has seen such an evolution in its short history and in, “Art and Dance of America,” the artists of the past are celebrated. An expressly American journey celebrates the vast thematic music [...]

(37) Vintage music videos brought back to the silver screen, including rare performances from some of the musical legends of the 1940s. Table Of Contents: (1) Captain Beefheart Rocks The Marimba Queens (2) Fiesta (3) Gags & Gals (4) Harlem Review (5) Juvenile Jubilee – I Dont Want To Walk Without You (6) Havana-Madri (7) [...]

The history of folk music is brought to life on this enjoyable journey through the beginnings of bluegrass, folk, and country music featuring the legendary folk artist Peter Seeger. Topics Include: Folk Music History, Folklife, Folksongs, Appalachian Music, Traditional Music Table Of Contents: (1) To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947) – Peter Seeger narrates this [...]

This compilation of fashion and design films is filled with spectacular footage of vintage fashion shows, interviews, advertisements, promotional, high fashion, western wear, dresses, fabrics, and so much more. Included Films:

What a great little piece from the beginning of the 1950s! Frank Sinatra sings Stardust and Lucky Strike later explains how they make the best cigarettes in the world. Great music and great information! This rare Sinatra find is perfect for Sinatra fans and an interesting piece of Americas tobacco heritage. Included Films:

Historic square dancing film presented by the magazine Sets In Order, to promote square dancing as an activity. Includes great historical footage of square dancing culture, clothes, music, and dance steps. Table Of Contents: (1) Square Dancing (1950s) – Sets In Order Presents Square Dancing. This film was created by a square dance magazine to [...]

The twentieth century was dominated by forward thinking, creative people who looked to art and invention to better the world. “Creative Minds of the Twentieth Century,” celebrates artists, painters, writers, composers, inventors, and business people of a century marked by leaps and bounds in progress. It is a lasting tribute to creative minds of the [...]

Dance is one of the oldest forms of expression. Used for untold centuries in rituals, celebrations, and as entertainment, it has transformed in numerous ways throughout the years. “Dance Americana,” explores the way the art of the body has progressed from 1870 to 1954. Narration flows as easily as the dancers around the different forms [...]

Duke Ellington brought to jazz charisma and inexhaustible talent, both of which helped heighten the perception of the jazz music. “Duke Ellington Et Son Orchestre,” is a performance by the Duke and his orchestra. Their white hot rhythms and soulful elocution of their instruments make for an unforgettable performance. Included Films:

“Five Artists,” highlights five African American artists Charles White, a painter, Romare Bearden, a collage artist, Barbara Chase-Riboud, a sculptor living in France, Richard Hunt, a sculptor from Chicago, and Betty Blayton director of the Moma Art School in Harlem. All have found their own unique ways to express their creativity and have hurtled barriers [...]

There is nothing more decadent than Ghirardelli chocolate. It headlines, “Ghirardelli Chocolates, Fashion, Max Headroom,” next to fall fashions of 1986, and the artificial intelligence character, Max Headroom. A behind the scenes look at chocolate making, from the factory in San Francisco, creates mouth watering visions of confectionary delight along side the beautiful colors of [...]

This compilation features film about the science of color theory. These classic films cover the basics of the visible light spectrum, color keying, color manipulation and the color wheel. These films explain how to select colors in harmony with one another to improve ones looks, confidence and quality of life. Included Films:

This compilation features home interior design and decorating ideas from the 1950s – 1960s. Topics include, color theory, paint color selection, re-modeling, designer products, function vs. utility, painting, and the American obsession with style and relaxation. Included Films:

The universal language of the world is music. Music touches us all, regardless of age, gender, race or religion. Thats why teaching music appreciation to the young people of the world is so imperative. This film teaches the beauty of music as it transcends time and remains an important part of daily life for past, [...]

Old music videos or soundies, like The Rhythm & Blues Revue (1955), helped to pave the way for mass marketing of African-American music and opened up a new genre of television and film, that is now the billion dollar music videos industry dominated by MTV and VH1. This film journeys back in time to look [...]

This is an interesting ephemeral film about sculpting and American History. A narration of Abraham Lincoln?s life is juxtaposed while a sculptor designs Lincoln?s head out of clay. This film was produced by USC in 1954 and is now available on DVD! Included Films:

The Watts Towers have quite an interesting history of survival. After being constructed by an American Immigrant (Simon Rodia) and standing on his property for many years, the city of Los Angeles decided to have the Towers removed. After structural tests showed the towers were sturdy and safe, the landmark was preserved and remained at [...]

Film entertains, inspires and moves us. However, entertainment is not its only purpose. It can inform, protest something political or social and be used as a tool for propaganda, such as Hitler’s infamous films during the height of the Third Reich. “Hollywood and the Stars: The Angry Screen,” showcases the evolution of film, discussing how [...]

Language has no greater rhythm than the metered lines found in poetry. “In a Dark Time,” focuses on the poetry created by Theodore Roethke, an American poet from Michigan, who won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Walking. Roethke reads his own poetry, including a piece titled, In a Dark [...]

The Twentieth Century changed music in profound ways. Technical aspects, new nuances, and an ear for a growing culture of conflicting ideals and metered progress changed purely symphonic music forever. “Music of the Twentieth Century,” pays homage to the United States’ changing sound from the 1920s and onward. Jazz and the expansive sound of Aaron [...]

Dance is the main form of artistic expression in Cambodia and exceptional care is taken to preserve its legacy. Of all the dance forms, the royal style is the most intricate and stylized. “Royal Ballet of Cambodia,” shows the training of royal dancers, making of masks and costumes, rehearsals, and indoctrination of novices into the [...]

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This DVD has pretty much all the best films about sound and sound reproduction from this historical age. The films encompass a wide range of topics too, from vinyl pressing to film transfer to motion picture sound science to stereophonic sound reproduction. This is a one-of-a-kind compilation, so you cant buy this anywhere else n [...]

The fleeting career of the four-track tape cartridge is captured here in this companion film to Living Stereo. RCA extols the ease of use and high-quality sound of its new four track tape technology. We watch as a family listens to a cassette, then flips the tape over to listen to the other side, showing [...]

The wonders of sound are brought to life in two educational sound waves history films. Follow Jimmy as he goes on a journey to visit a college and learn about sound and their sources in The Nature of Sound. This DVD offers a wonderfully easy to follow look at sound theory in the 1930s & [...]