The Boswell Sisters: Close Harmony
A project in Las Vegas, NV by Joshua Tree Productions000days
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Join us in telling the story behind this innovative 1930's trio, their dazzling jazz vocals, and a career that was so sadly cut short.
Backers: 252
Average Pledge Per Backer: $108
Funded: $27,154 of $24,800
Dates: Jun 21st -> Aug 5th (45 days)
Project By: Joshua Tree Productions
Backers: 252
Average Pledge Per Backer: $108
Funded: $27,154 of $24,800
Dates: Jun 21st -> Aug 5th (45 days)
Project By: Joshua Tree Productions
$27,154
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 5 @ 15:45 -0400 GMT
109%
of goal
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Latest News
All Aboard! 
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
All Aboard!! We extend our enormous gratitude to those who've made this production possible with generous donations! Now, with only a few hours left, this will be our very last appeal to those who still might be considering being a part of our... (Read More)
Stretch for the Stars!
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Although they seemed to give 100-plus percent in all their performances, you can’t help but want more from the Boswell Sisters … and feel a little bit of sorrow that they left so many songs un-sung. That’s why we’re deeply grateful for the... (Read More)
Home Around the Bend
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
There’s just something about the Boswell Sisters’ arrangement of “Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On” with its musical motifs of an almost mythic steamboat trip that seems to reflect the essence of our own excellent Kickstarter adventure … so... (Read More)
It's the Girls …
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
… Sorry, “Guys”… but we think you’ll be just as giddy as we are about the recent social media shout out from “The Divine Miss M” -- need we say more? -- Bette Midler! Her featured Facebook post praises, in the most heartfelt way, the... (Read More)
Sisters Shout Out
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We cried and laughed (in roughly that order) over the long holiday weekend as our pledge levels sometimes languished then finally leaped. But as of this Monday, July 8, we’re flirting with the much firmer financial footing of 40% and $10,000.... (Read More)
Rock and Roll!
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
When the youthful Boswell Sisters performed at the Strand Theater in June of 1925, one bright critic already realized that their work was “… significant because it is a recognition of the merit of ‘syncopated’ music, when well sung and played... (Read More)
A Whole Bunch of Notes
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
In true fairy tale fashion, right at the witching hour of midnight on June 29/30, we crossed over that magic line of latitude representing 20% of our funding goal … and 20% of our 45-day campaign. We’ve had a little lull in pledges over the... (Read More)
Big Broadcast
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Just as the Boswell Sisters embraced all the electric-age innovations of their day from “ghost singing for the picture stars” to becoming “a perfect microphone act,” we’re thrilled that Kyla Titus is continuing in the family tradition of... (Read More)
The Boswell Effect
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the bozzies.org website and Jazz Lives blog for voicing their approval of this documentary and our Kickstarter campaign. Just like “the butterfly effect” that says a tiny flap of the wings can create a great storm, we’re hoping for a... (Read More)
The Power of the Trio
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
When we launched this project last Friday at 12:33 in Las Vegas, Kyla Titus noticed that on the East Coast it was 3:33 -- reminding us of the power of the trio ... in music and the Universe. Thanks to all for getting us to 10% of our funding goal.... (Read More)
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