Say Brother | Street Dancers Bash

Street Dancers Bash
Program 1007
Original Airdate: 11/9/1979

Subject Keywords
Afro-American musicians
Afro-American singers
Afro-American women
Music - Performance
Music rehersals

Subject Genre
Public Affairs: Current Events

Personal Names
Anderson, Doug
Cantor, Steven
Cassell, Dean
Christian, Armsted
Comer, Victor
Hart, Tanya
Leonar, Tony
Schwartz, Danny
Syms, Bert

Corporate Names
Street Dancers Bash (musical group)

Program Description
Program offers an in-depth look at one of Boston's popular musical groups in 1979, Street Dancers Bash, via footage of the group rehearsing songs they ultimately performed for Say Brother's studio audience. Musicians Victor Comer (director, guitar, keyboards), Tanya Hart (vocalist, and local television personality who appeared on Say Brother as an arts critic), Steven Cantor (guitar), Dean Cassell (base guitar), Danny Schwartz (percussionist), Doug Anderson (keyboard), Armsted Christian (vocalist), Tony Leonard (vocals, percussion), and Bert Syms (drummer) rehearse and perform their songs "Runnin," "Night Dreams," and "Tonight Isn't Fair."

Producer
Barbara Barrow-Murray

Associate Producer
Beth Deare

Director
Brian Clarke

Performers
Street Dancers Bash (musical group)
Doug Anderson (keyboards)
Steve Cantor (guitar)
Dean Cassell (bass guitar)
Armsted Christian (vocals)
Victor Comer (musical director, vocals, keyboards)
Tanya Hart (vocals)
Tony Leonard (vocals)
Danny Schwartz (percussions)
Bert Syms (drums)

Others
Bruce Bordett (stage manager)
Susan Brennan (audio)
Nancy Carey (intern)
Leo Demers (videotape recordist)
Doug Devitt (videotape recordist)
Sally Ehrman (production secretary)
Bill Fairweather (video)
Randall Gray (assistant cameraman)
Renee Harriston (intern)
Rebecca Hill (fashion consultant)
Dick Holden (camera)
Carol Hugentugler (videotape recordist)
Bill Johnson (audio)
Tiit Koppel (switcher)
Frank Lane (camera)
Webster Lewis (theme music)
Gene Mackles (graphic designer)
Fran Mahard (scenic design)
Jim McKenna (lighting assistant)
Celenia Melendez (intern)
Wil Morton (audio)
John Plausse (lighting director)
John L. Sullivan (lighting director)
Skip Wareham (camera)
Evelyn Wong (production assistant)

Formats
Master (WGBH program)	2" videotape	A2-06105
Original recording	1/4" audio reel -1	(item number not yet assigned)
Original recording	1/4" audio reel -2	(item number not yet assigned)
Original recording	1/4" audio reel -3	(item number not yet assigned)
Preservation master	digital beta cassette	AP-01636
Preservation master	beta SP cassette	AP-01636A
Viewing copy	3/4" cassette	(item number not yet assigned)
Viewing copy	VHS cassette	(item number not yet assigned)