An edition of Hot from Harlem
(2010)
Hot from Harlem
twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960
Rev. ed.
by Bill Reed
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"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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Hot from Harlem: twelve African American entertainers, 1890-1960
2010, McFarland & Co.
in English
- Rev. ed.
0786444673 9780786444670
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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 (p. 245-248) and index.
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