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Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley

Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley

1999TV Episode⏱️ 55mTV-14
DocumentaryBiographyHistory
7.8
IMDB Rating
112 votes

With its concentration of theaters and publishing houses, New York became the center of the music world and at the center of New York was a small area called Tin Pan Alley where musicians would play their songs for publishers.

Director
Terry Benes
Writers
N/A
Stars
Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, William Bolcom
Release Date
August 18, 1999
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
as Self
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
as Self
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William Bolcom
as Self
👤
Oscar Brand
as Self
Betty Buckley
Betty Buckley
as Self - Host
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
as Self
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Cy Coleman
as Self
Perry Como
Perry Como
as Self
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
as Self
Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel, 35 East 76th St, New York City, New York, USA
Production
1515 Productions Limited, American Masters Pictures, American Masters

🏷️ Keywords

music documentarysongsingingmusic episodetin pan alley

🎯 Categories

Music DocumentaryBiographyDocumentaryHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Documentary presents new and vital research
by mintunmusic2007-03-13
9/10

"The writer/director of this all too short documentary has presented a large body of primary research. The project was made daunting by a paucity of intelligent books about women in the song writing profession. In nine out of ten reference books, significant errors plagued every page, including wrong birthplaces, misspellings, and incorrect title attributions. The only hope for a worthy documentary relied on new, primary, previously ignored research. If this film seems too short, one must remember that public television has its limited time slots. It is clear that each songwriter in the film de..."

📖 Synopsis

With its concentration of theaters and publishing houses, New York became the center of the music world and at the center of New York was a small area called Tin Pan Alley where musicians would play their songs for publishers.