An edition of Hot from Harlem: twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960 (2010)

Hot from Harlem

twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960

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Cover of: Hot from Harlem by Bill Reed, Bill Reed
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An edition of Hot from Harlem: twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960 (2010)

Hot from Harlem

twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960

Rev. ed.

by

"From the days of minstrelsy to Black Broadway, this book is the story of African American entertainment as seen through the eyes of its most famous as well as some of its most obscure practitioners. The book forms a chronological arc that moves from the beginning of African American participation in show business up through the present age"--Provided by publisher.

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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, McFarland & Company, McFarland, McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
271

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Subjects

African Americans, African Americans in the performing arts, History and criticism, Music, African American musicians, African americans, music, history and criticism, African american musicians, African americans in the performing arts
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Cover of: Hot from Harlem
Hot from Harlem: twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960
2010, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
Cover of: Hot from Harlem
Hot from Harlem: profiles in classic African American entertainment
2010, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
Cover of: Hot from Harlem
Hot from Harlem: twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960
2010, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, McFarland & Company, McFarland, McFarland & Co.
in English - Rev. ed.

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Table of Contents

The big picture. The birth of the black musical : Will Marion Cook
The queens of toby time : the Whitman Sisters
The color line : Billy McClain
Over here, over there : Valaida Snow
Renaissance woman : Nora Holt
All that jazz : Billy Strayhorn
The movies : Hazel Scott
Forcing the issue : Dinah Washington
On Broadway : Sammy Davis, Jr.
Zeroing in. Full-service showfolk : Leonard Reed, Demas Dean, Dean, Frances Williams
Stops along the way : three cities
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Jefferson, N.C

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
792.089/96073
Library of Congress
ML3556 .R36 2010, ML3556.R36 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
271

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Open Library
OL23971537M
Internet Archive
hotfromharlemtwe0000reed
ISBN 13
9780786444670
LCCN
2009044035
OCLC/WorldCat
463454296

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