A Night in Dixie

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A Night in Dixie is a Phonofilm musical short film from 1925. Performers in the film include The Club Alabama Revue with Billy Fowler's band with Abbie Mitchell, Jean Starr, and Johnny Hudgins[1] (in blackface). It is part of the Maurice Zouary collection at the Library of Congress. The Cleveland Plain Dealer's television station, WTAM, produced the show with an all-African American cast.[2]

A finale performance from the film is posted to YouTube.

Lee De Forest recorded the show[3] in the early sound on film Phonofilm process used to exhibit short films.

References

  1. ^ "Tommy Ladnier". www.jazzedit.org.
  2. ^ Saffle, Michael (October 12, 2012). "Perspectives on American Music, 1900-1950". Routledge – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Bradley, Edwin M. (June 14, 2015). "The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931". McFarland – via Google Books.
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