Soundies
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- Eclipse
- Documentaries
- Legacy
- Later forms
- References
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thumb|Soundies were made for projection on the Mills Panoram jukebox
A soundie is a short American film displaying both the audio and video of a musical performance. Over 1,850 soundies were produced between 1939 to 1947, regarded today as "precursors to music videos". Soundies exhibited a variety of musical genres in an effort to draw a broad audience.
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