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• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Quality Information Publishers Inc.
• Run Time: 71 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000R3QZMW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,618 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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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 at the pioneers of R&B Music and explore the rich history of blues groups, artists, and musicians. The Rhythm & Blues Revue features many of the brightest African-American stars from the 1950s from Sarah "Little Miss Sassy" Vaughan to the amazing blues music of Count Basie. Table Of Contents: (1) Rhythm and Blues Revue(1955) - This film features various performers at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City. Performers include Nat 'King' Cole, Cab Calloway, Faye Adams, Little Buck, Willie Bryant, Nipsey Russell, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Bill Bailey, Ruth Brown, Herb Jeffries, Sarah Vaughan, Big Joe Turner (Shake, Rattle and Roll), Amos Milburn, Martha Davis, Mantan Moreland, and Freddie Robinson. Directed by Joseph Kohn, Leonard Reed, Produced by Ben Frye, & The Master Of Ceremonies was Willie Bryant & Freddie Robinson - 71 Minutes

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic R&B History, June 6, 2011

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This review is from: Classic 1955 Rhythm & Blues (R&B) Revue Film DVD: 1950s R & B Music Videos Soundies & Blues Musicians, Groups, Artists, and Singers History Pictures Film Including Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Bill Bailey, Sarah Vaughan, Faye Adams, Nipsey Russell, Martha Davis (DVD)

If you are of a certain age or just enjoy the music of that period, this is a treasured experience you will want to have over and over.
Seeing as well as hearing these historic musical giants perform in a sort of black Ed Sullivan format is a pure pleasure.
The sound is antiquated, but enjoyable.
The performances are enthusiastic and charismatic.
Just a lot of fun to listen to!
I plan on looking up other recordings in this series!!