The Nighthawks perform in Boardwalk Empire.
The hit HBO show Boardwalk Empire won 8 Emmy’s including one for Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks who put together the compilation soundtrack for the series. Vince and his orchestra are popular performers in the New York area. A group of Grovers travel into NYC frequently to hear them perform. The show is about prohibition-era Atlantic City.
Steve Buscemi as the gangster Nuchie Thompson
The music is from the 1890’s to the Roaring Twenties. This song “Alice Blue Gown” features the Nighthawks with a vocal by Amber Edwards. It was featured in episode 4 and is from the 1919 movie, “Irene.”
Wickipedia says, “Alice blue is a pale tint of azure that was favored by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and which sparked a fashion sensation in the U.S.” –Paul Goldfinger Editor. Blogfinger.net
Poster from the 1919 film, “Irene.”