Music Movies of 1981
Bix
"Bix" Beiderbecke (1903-1931) was one of the best (and self-taught) cornetists in U.S. jazz history, playing at a time when Louis Armstrong was acclaimed for his jazz renderings, ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Live From Austin TX: Kris Kristofferson
Live from Austin, Texas: Kris Kristofferson contains a performance by the singer and songwriter recorded for ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Les Contes D'Hoffmann
The poet Hoffmann tells of his three uniquely doomed love affairs in this performance of Offenbach's opera, Les Contes D'Hoffmann, produced for ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Ray Charles: In Concert With the Edmonton Symphony
Ray Charles may be gone forever, but his musical legacy lives on thanks to a healthy catalogue of timeless music and live performances -- like this one, which features the legendary pianist playing alongside the Edmonton ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Queen: Rock Montreal
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Andrea Chenier
Gifted operatic tenor Plŕcido Domingo returns to one of the roles which helped make his reputation in this 1985 production of the ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
America Live in Central Park
This music performance video features the folk-rock group America in a concert in Central Park. Included are such songs as "Tin Man," "Ventura Highway," "Horse with No Name." ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
April Wine: Live in London
This concert program captures the band April Wine performing a 1981 gig in London. The setlist includes "Big City Girls," "Telling Me Lies," "Crossfire," and "All Over Town.", and a dozen more. ~ Perry Seibert, ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Benny Goodman: At the Tivoli
Grab sweetheart and swing along to Goodman's classics as he performs live at the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen in this concert ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Peter Grimes
An apprentice dies in a small town. It does not sound like the stuff opera is made of, but Britten brings it operatic glory in this three act production. ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
The Cramps: Live at Napa State Mental Hospital
In June 1978, the Cramps, a pioneering New York-based rock band who blend the primitive ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Earth, Wind & Fire: In Concert
R&B supergroup Earth, Wind & Fire performs their standards at the Oakland Coliseum on December 30-31, 1981. Highlights include "Sing a Song," "Fantasy," and "Shining Star." ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Grover Washington, Jr. in Concert
View Video presents the late jazz sax player Grover Washington Jr. in a 1981 live stage performance. Grover Washington Jr. in Concert features the legendary musician joined by Richard Tee on keyboards, Eric Gale on guitar, and ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Heifetz and Piatigorsky
This black-and-white presentation from Kultur contains profiles of two Russian classical music virtuosos on one video. The first ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Kenny Loggins: Alive!
Pop-rocker Kenny Loggins gives an energetic performance in this live video filmed in his home town of Santa Barbara, California. Songs include I'm Alright, Angry ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
L'Elisir d'Amore (Metropolitan Opera)
The legendary Luciano Pavarotti headlines this Metropolitan Opera performance of Donizetti's opera L'Elisir d'Amore from March 1981. The cast also features Brent Ellis, Louise ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party, Vol. 2: John Lee Hooker and Charlie Musselwhite
"Low Flame Blues" and "Jumping Boogie" are among the songs performed by John Lee Hooker and Charlie Musselwhite. ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Rush: Exit... Stage Left
Rock to the sounds of Rush with titles such as "Limelight," "Xanadu," "The Trees," "Freewill" and "Closer to the Heart." ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Samson et Dalila
In ancient Palestine, the Hebrews live as slaves under the Philistines. Samson, a Hebrew of enormous strength, appears and leads a revolt and kills the ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Talmage Farlow
A musical performance with jazz guitarist Tal Farlow is featured in this entertaining video. ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Utopia: Live at the Royal Oak
Originally shot in Detroit, Michigan during Utopia's US tour in 1981, Utopia: Live at the Royal Oak features Todd Rundren on guitar, Roger Powel on keyboards, Kasim Sultan on bass, and Willie Wilcox on ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Billy Squier: Live in the Dark
Hitmaking pop-rocker Billy Squier cranks out his hits for a sold-out house at the Santa Monica Civic ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Hansel und Gretel
This production of Engelbert Humperdinck's operatic ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Jan Peerce, Marian Anderson and Andrés Segovia
This 60 minute program features archival footage of great musical performances by Jan Peerce, Nadine Conner, Marian Anderson, and Andres Segovia. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Das Rheingold
Thomas Stewart and Brigitte Fassbaender co-star in this filmed 1978 stage production of Richard Wagner's opera Das ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Heartworn Highways
Documentary filmmaker James Szalapski explores the more contemplative side of country music as he visits a handful of outstanding singers and songwriters, most of whom have chosen work outside the ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave
This 1981 performance film embodies an act of speculative imagination: What thoughts ran through the mind of legendary country and ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
The Woodstock Jazz Festival
Some of the biggest names in jazz assembled for the 1981 Woodstock Jazz Festival, held to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Creative Music Studios, founded by Ornette Coleman ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
A Special Evening with Tony Bennett
One of America's finest interpreters of the great standards of the '40s and '50s, Tony Bennett performs 13 ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Norma
Vincenzo Bellini's Norma produced by Sandro Sequi casts Dame Joan Sutherland in the title role accompanied by the Australian Opera under the direction of Richard Bonynge with Margreta Elkins, Ronald Stevens and Clifford Grant ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Norman and Nancy Blake: The Video Collection 1980-95
This release contains clips of live performances form a variety of different concerts held by Norman and Nancy Blake. Among the many songs performed are "Prettiest Little ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Ultimate DVD: Silver
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Jan and Dean: One Last Ride
Jan & Dean hit it big in the early-'60s with their good-time rock & roll ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Samson et Dalila
This production of the opera Samson et Dalila was staged originally in San Francisco. Plácido Domingo and Shirley Verrett star as the ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly: Live in New Orleans
Frankie Beverly and his group, Maze, have been one of the biggest draws on the R&B circuit for more than 20 years, and their smooth but potent grooves have grown only more potent with time. ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
The Magic Show
This program captures a performance of the Magic Show, the Broadway musical that made a young man named Doug Henning famous, and reintroduced magic into the consciousness of America. Enormously ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Fela in Concert
Fela Anikulapo Kuti was one of the most popular and innovative musicians to emerge from the African continent in the 1970s. Blending the free-flowing structures of jazz and the dance-pulse ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
The Doors: No One Here Gets Out Alive - The Doors' Tribute To Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison of the Doors has often been hailed as one of the most charismatic and controversial figures to emerge from the rock music scene of the 1960s, and the fiery passion of his performances and the ambitious poetic conceits of his ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Dizzy Gillespie: Live in Montreal
Image presents this live concert performance by one of the greatest ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
DJ's Complete Guide
In this release designed to provide DJs with all the tools they'll need to develop their talents behind the turntables, seasoned ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Joe Cocker: Live
This concert film captures a 1981 Italian concert from rock and blues singer Joe Cocker. The man belts out ten numbers including "You Are SO Beautiful," "Feelin' All ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Killer Demos: Hot Tips & Cool Secrets
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Le Nozze di Figaro
This performance of Mozart's opera Le Nozze di ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Angel Lopez: Elegiste Perde [DVD Single]
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Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie
Drummer Billy Cobham is recognized as one of the legendary figures in fusion jazz. This concert film captures a 1981 performance at the TDK Jazz Club in Riazzino ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Julio Iglesias: Live in Jerusalem
Singer and international sex symbol Julio Iglesias performs in historic Jerusalem ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Donnie McClurkin Again
Live from the West Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles, CA, gospel music star Donnie McClurkin performs several numbers in this concert film. ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Count Basie at Carnegie Hall
The legendary jazz musician Count Basie performs in his concert that originally aired as a special on CBS cable TV in 1981. He perform just under two-dozen songs including such standards as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Don't Get ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Dead Kennedys: In God We Trust, Inc
The Dead Kennedys stand as one of the most important figures in the history of American punk. In God We Trust, Inc. - The Lost Tapes documents the group making their album In God We Trust, Inc. In addition to outtakes, and ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Ali Akbar Khan: The Summer Solstice
This release from AMMP features Bangladeshi musician Ali Akbar Khan performing live renditions of such pieces as "Morning Joy (Rag Nat Bhairo)," ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Benny Goodman: Farewell
This program contains the last performance by jazz saxophonist Benny Goodman ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
George Shearing: Live at the Ambassador Auditorium Pasadena
In the 1950s, jazz pianist George Shearing was deified by none other than acclaimed American author Jack Kerouac in the groundbreaking novel On the Road. Now music lovers can find out precisely why Kerouac was so inspired by the talented ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Aida (San Francisco Opera)
This production of Giuseppe Verdi's enduringly popular opera Aida features Margaret Price as the title character, and Luciano Pavarotti as Radames. This production was staged at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House in 1981. ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Marilyn Horne at La Scala
Marilyn Horne at La Scala captures the famed mezzo-soprano ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
The Chuck Negron Story
This biographical look at Chuck Negron, lead singer of the band Three Dog Night chronicles his rise to fame as a vocalist as well as his struggle with addiction. The program also examines Negron's success as an author and as a solo artist. ~ ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Chuck Negron: Live and in Concert
This release from Delta Entertainment features a live performance by Chuck Negron, best-known as the frontman for Three Dog Night. Chuck Negron: Live and in Concert includes such songs as "The Show Must Go ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Los Cardenales de Nuevo Leon: Exitos En Vivo, Gira 2005
The Latin band Los Cardenales de Nuevo perform a live set of fifteen songs in this concert release from Disa Latin Music. Included in ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola
Dimitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola documents the career of the man considered by many to be the finest composer of the ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Walter Hawkins: Live Songs in My Heart
Gospel scion Walter Hawkins showcases his effortless ability to turn worship music into graceful exuberance, in the home release Walter Hawkins: Live Songs in My Heart. An ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Live From Austin TX: Sir Douglas Quintet
The Doug Sahm-led Sir Douglas Quintet, a groundbreaking music combo comprised of Sahm, Augie Meyers, Harvey Kagen, Frank Morin and John Perez, formed in the ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Glenn O'Brien's TV Party: The Crusades Show
The year was 1981 and as Ronald Reagan was being sworn into office, Iran was releasing American hostages, and ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
World of Spanish Hip Hop
World of Spanish Hip Hop features music from, and short segments about the life of, a variety of young and hungry Spanish rap acts. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1981 ]
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
This production of Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin features conductor Kent Nagano leading the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin as they support performers including Waltraud Meier, Solveig Kringelborn, and Klaus ... [ Music movie - 1981 ]
