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From Russia with Love
Episode 1 of 8
Documentary series charting the evolution of popular music. The series begins by looking at the Broadway sounds of 20s and 30s America.
Documentary series charting the evolution of pop from Tin Pan Alley to today's billion-dollar industry.
It begins by tracing the roots of pop in the meeting of two cultures: Jewish and African-American. Among the refugees from Eastern Europe who arrived in the USA and shaped the sound of the 1920s and 30s were Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
Last on
Sat 3 Apr 2010
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