Black Music in Film part 1: African American Music—Behind and in Front of the Camera (1929–1959)

Black Music in Film part 1:
African American Music Behind and in Front of the Camera (1929 – 1959)

Presented by
Michael Merritt

Featuring
Ted Walch and Scott Healy

Cameo Guest: John Altman

A discussion of the evolution, the depiction, and participation of Black musical artists from the early sound era of the 1930s to the dawn of the blaxploitation era of the early 1970s
•Two films bookend this era: “Hallelujah” (1929) The first all-Black talking musical that was a huge hit, and “Shaft” (1971) Isaac Hayes became the first African American to win the Best Song Oscar

Feb 5, 2021