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Legends

A look at some true legends from the world of music.

Legends: Louis Prima - King of the Swingers

02/11/2007

Louis Prima - King of the Swingers

BBC Four - Legends, Louis Prima - King of the Swingers

Profile of American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter and trumpeter Louis Prima.

Profile of American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter and trumpeter Louis Prima, immortalised as the voice of King Louis in Disney's Jungle Book.

Profile of American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter and trumpeter Louis Prima. Immortalised as the voice of King Louis in Disney's Jungle Book, Prima was a musical chameleon whose career spanned more than five decades. Born in New Orleans, he became a star on New York's 52nd St during the 30s, had countless hits with his Big Band in the 40s and in the 50s teamed up with wife Keely Smith to create a Las Vegas lounge act that quickly earned a reputation as the hottest act in showbusiness.

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Legends: Louis Prima

Kicking off a night of swinging programming, this documentary explores how Louis's popularity waned following his split from Keely Smith , before he reached a new audience in 1967 when he was cast in The Jungle 
Book. Last in the series.

Judy, Frank and Dean

20/12/2008

BBC Four - Judy, Frank and Dean

Legendary TV concert film featuring Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

TV concert film featuring Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Once thought lost, it features performances of San Francisco, The Man That Got Away and The Trolley Song.

Legendary TV concert film featuring Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Believed lost for years, it features performances of San Francisco, The Man That Got Away, Trolley Song and many more.

Judy, Frank & Dean

A rare opportunity to enjoy three incredible talents in an unforgettable performance. See page 94.

Show of the Week

Show of the Week: Episode 2: Count Basie and his Orchestra

Episode 2

Episode 2: Count Basie and his Orchestra

Count Basie and his Orchestra

BBC Four - Show of the Week, Count Basie and his Orchestra

A 1965 concert by Count Basie and his Orchestra.

A 1965 concert by Count Basie, with guitarist Freddie Green, drummer Rufus 'Speedy' Jones, trombonist Al Grey and saxophonist Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis.

A selection of vintage performances from jazz legends.

Show of the Week: Count Basie and His Orchestra

The American jazz musician and his orchestra perform in 1965. Featuring songs All of Me, Flight of the Foo Birds and Jumping at the Woodside.

Pal Joey

05/09/1997

BBC Two - Pal Joey

A singer in San Francisco dreams of owning a club. With Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth.

Musical. A handsome young singer arrives in San Francisco with the dream of owning a club and courts a wealthy socialite in the hope that she will finance him.

A handsome young singer arrives in San Francisco with the dream of owning a club. The biggest problem in his life, though, is choosing between two very different women.

A musical comedy from Rodgers and Hart which includes the songs I Could Write a Book, The Lady is a Tramp, My Funny Valentine, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, Bewitched and Do It the Hard Way.

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Wry musical comedy starring Rita Hayworth and Frank Sinatra.
Singer Joey Evans arrives in San Francisco to work in a seedy nightclub and is determined to make it big. However, he scores his biggest hits with a socialite and a chorus-line beauty.
(1957, PG)

Artie Shaw: Quest for Perfection

09/07/2003

BBC Four - Artie Shaw: Quest for Perfection

Russell Davies looks at the life and music of composer and clarinettist Artie Shaw.

Russell Davies looks at the life and music of composer Artie Shaw, charting his achievements with previously unseen footage and musical clips from the 1930s and '40s.

Profile of the jazz bandleader, from his success with Begin the Beguine in to his retirement in 1954.

Second Chorus

19/07/1997

BBC Two - Second Chorus

An agent tries to use her influence to get two student trumpeters into Artie Shaw's band.

Musical comedy. Two music students repeatedly fail their exams so that they can stay in college.

Comedy about two music students who, rather than face the responsibilities of life, repeatedly fail their exams so that they can stay in college. 

The students change their attitude, however, when they meet a woman who agrees to be their manager and both attempt to woo her as a way of getting a job in Artie Shaw's band. Featuring the Oscar-nominated Would You Like to Be the Love of My Life?

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