Lost Icons: Forgotten Stars of Music and Tap Dancing, 1920-50

America was bursting with brilliant popular entertainers early in the 20th Century. Gifted bandleaders, tap dancers and singers who are largely forgotten today, sustained American spirits through the Great Depression and WWII. Innovative performers flourished on records, radio and film, accelerating these new mass entertainment media. Each class offers a curated cavalcade of a dozen or more audiovisual clips, many created expressly for the course.

Faculty Bio

Dave Radlauer has presented early jazz and swing on radio for 40 years, garnering six broadcast awards, and authored 200 articles, web posts, and columns.

This is a Livestreamed + Recorded Course

• Classes will stream live on the scheduled day and time
• Classes will also be video recorded
• You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.

Schedule Highlights

• Course starts on Tuesday, April 1, and ends on Tuesday, May 6
• Classes meet for 6 weeks, 2 hours per session (10–noon)
• All course materials will remain available to view and enjoy in Member Dashboards through May 31

Member Praise for Dave Radlauer

The videos and slideshows Dave put together were informative and entertaining, full of relevant material and a pleasure to watch.

Dave Radlauer and the course were exceptional in every way!