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Author

Decker, Todd R.

Title Music makes me [electronic resource] : Fred Astaire and jazz / Todd Decker.

Imprint

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xii, 375 p. : ill., music, ports.
Series	Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	pt. 1. Astaire among others: "There's a difference and Astaire is it" ; "I am a creator" -- pt. 2. Astaire at the studios: "I play with the very best bands" ; "Tell them to let it swing" ; "Fixing up" tunes -- pt. 3. Astaire in jazz and popular music: "Keep time with the time and with the times" ; "Jazz means the blues" ; "Anything that will send me" ; "You play and I'll dance."
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Astaire, Fred.
	Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
	Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
	Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780520268906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9780520268883
	9780520950061 (electronic bk.)