Snader Telescriptions, produced for television from 1950 to 1952, were film versions of popular and classical music performances.
They were produced by Louis D. Snader, a Southern California theater owner who branched out into television and then real estate.
Lionel Hampton was announced as the first "music world personality to face video film cameras.
[2] Among the dozens of artists who appeared in telescriptions were Allan Jones, Gloria Jean, The Weavers, Red Nichols, Cab Calloway, Tony Pastor, Charlie Barnet, Les Brown, Gale Storm, Carolina Cotton, Denise Lor, April Stevens, Connie Haines, Merle Travis, Bob Wills, and the King Sisters.
[3] The Soundies Book: A Revised and Expanded Guide (2007) by Scott MacGillivray and Ted Okuda, [1] and [2].