1950s

1959 Fender Guitar Factory Tour [VIDEO]

November 23, 2012

1959 8mm film tour of the Fender Guitar factory by Forrest White. Leo Fender is in the second shot. All the instruments were hand-crafted and every guitar made that year is now worth a small fortune.

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CBS' 1957 Sound Of Jazz Broadcast

March 25, 2012

On Sunday, December 8, 1957, CBS broadcast Sound Of Jazz, bringing together 32 leading jazz musicians for an hour-long tribute to the genre.

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Jazz Sunday: The Man I Love by Mary Lou Williams

August 28, 2011

Mary Lou Williams performs The Man I Love at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 16, 1978.

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Jazz Sunday: Moanin' by Lee Morgan

August 7, 2011

Lee Morgan performs Moanin’ on television in 1961, accompanied by Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen, and Ray Brown.

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Jazz Sunday: Soul Station by Hank Mobley

July 31, 2011

Hank Mobley performs the title track from the Soul Station album.

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Jazz Sunday: How Deep Is The Ocean by Paul Motian Quintet

July 24, 2011

The Paul Motian Quintet perform How Deep Is The Ocean on July 8, 1995, at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy.

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Jazz Sunday: Sookie Sookie by Grant Green

July 17, 2011

The studio recording of the great Grant Green song Sookie Sookie from the album Blue Break Beats.

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Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine by James Brown

July 16, 2011

James Brown performs his classic song Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine in concert at Montreux.

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Call Me When You Need Me by T-Bone Walker

Call Me When You Need Me by T-Bone Walker (With Shakey Jake)

July 1, 2011

Music video for Call Me When You Need Me by T-Bone Walker with Shakey Jake on vocals.

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Twelfth Street Rag by Fletcher Henderson

Jazz Sunday: Twelfth Street Rag by Fletcher Henderson

June 12, 2011

A studio recording of the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra performing Twelfth Street Rag. Henderson was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer.

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