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Twelve African American Entertainers, 1890-1960

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

From the early days of minstrelsy to Black Broadway, this book is the story of African American entertainment as seen through the eyes of some of its most famous as well as others of its practitioners. The book moves from the beginning of African American participation in show business up through the present age. Will Marion Cook and Billy McClain are discovered in action at the very dawn of black parity in the entertainment field; six chapters later, the young Sammy Davis, Jr., breaks through the invisible ceiling that has kept those before him "in their place." In between, the likes of Valaida Snow, Nora Holt, Billy Strayhorn, Hazel Scott, Dinah Washington, and others are found making contributions to the fight against racism both in and out of "the business."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:271
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786444670

Utforska kategorier

Övrig scenkonst inom Kultur
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Bill Reed is a journalist and writer whose articles on show business, the arts and popular music have appeared in such publications as Rolling Stone, the San Francisco Examiner and International Documentary. He is a record producer of jazz recordings for SSJ Records (Japan).

Recensioner i media

“large amount of research”—In The Groove.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part One: The Big Picture1. The Birth of the Black Musical: Will Marion Cook 2. The Queens of Toby Time: The Whitman Sisters 3. The Color Line: Billy McClain 4. Over Here ... Over There: Valaida Snow 5. Renaissance Woman: Nora Holt 6. All That Jazz: Billy Strayhorn 7. The Movies: Hazel Scott 8. Forcing the Issue: Dinah Washington 9. On Broadway: Sammy Davis, Jr. Part Two: Zeroing In10. Full-Service Showfolk: Leonard Reed, Demas Dean, Frances Williams 11. Stops Along the Way: Three Cities 12. Some Subjects for Further Research Appendix 1: A Biographical Sketch of Blind Tom Bethune (1876) Appendix 2: A Selected Demas Dean Discography Appendix 3: “Negro Dance,” by Nora Douglas Holt Chapter Notes Bibliography Index