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He had a certain charm, and he could sing
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

He had a certain charm, and he could sing, and therefore he got a job with a number of...

He had a certain charm, and he could sing, and therefore he got a job with a number of dance bands

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He had a certain charm, and he could sing,
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and therefore he got a job with a number of dance bands.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:49
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
And the year after I was born, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And the year after I was born,
Do you want... Do you want to see, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Do you want... Do you want to see,
Well, there's a little story behind this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Well, there's a little story behind this
You've got to understand, the bands of the 1950s - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
You've got to understand, the bands of the 1950s
When beat music and rock 'n' roll came in, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
When beat music and rock 'n' roll came in,
While the singers could be quite adaptable, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
While the singers could be quite adaptable,
I think Greil Marcus, beautifully in an interview, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
I think Greil Marcus, beautifully in an interview,
He says, "Elvis Costello was someone - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
He says, "Elvis Costello was someone
"He was someone who was, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
"He was someone who was,
"and I really do believe this is the key to his career... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
"and I really do believe this is the key to his...
"he said the only emotions he understood - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
"he said the only emotions he understood
"Whether or not he's recording with the Brodsky Quartet, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:31
"Whether or not he's recording with the Brodsky...
Yeah, I think he gives me way too much credit. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Yeah, I think he gives me way too much credit.
Professor Marcus, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Professor Marcus, you know,
He writes very, very long and intricate books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:26
He writes very, very long and intricate books
And there was any number of people in my, to myself... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And there was any number of people in my, to myself...
I know it's very convenient - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
I know it's very convenient
But each song has a different occasion for me, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
But each song has a different occasion for me,
And there are, I hope, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And there are, I hope,
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt Down." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt...