Wherein the great singer, dancer and bandleader explains an animated map of Harlem in the '30s and '40s. Dig the club called The Yeah Man.This charming video clip is a part of an upcoming PBS documentary on Calloway for the American Masters series. The whole film mixes traditional documentary interviews and archival footage with animation. That seems appropriate for Calloway, one of music history's more animated entertainers.
At age 14, André followed his father's interests, both in the trumpet and as a worker in the mines of their native southern France. But after his son's playing (first on cornet, then trumpet) outpaced his own, André's father secured private instruction for the teenager. On a miner's wages, the only way André might reach the Paris Conservatoire was to join a military band. The plan succeeded, landing André in the revered institution at age 18. Later, he would teach his methods of playing to a younger generation of musicians at the Conservatoire.
If you're a candidate for president, there's a good chance you've been sued — or at least threatened — by a musician. Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have both been asked to stop using popular songs at their campaign rallies. A long list of musicians, including Jackson Browne, Don Henley and David Byrne, have taken political campaigns to court over the years for using copyrighted songs without permission.With that in mind, here's a primer on music and copyright law for political operatives.
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