African-American Entertainment in Baltimore captures the brilliance of the city's musical heritage from 1930 to 1980. This educational and entertaining volume invites readers to take a visual trip down memory lane to the days when Pennsylvania Avenue, the heart of the city's African-American community, vibrated with life. Celebrated within these pages are entertainers such as The Ink Spots, Sonny Til & the Orioles, Illinois Jacquet, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, Sammy Davis Jr., Slappy White, Pearl Bailey, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald; The Avenue's hottest nightspots and theaters including the legendary Royal Theater, The Regent Theater, the Sphinx, and Club Casino; and the DJs and promoters who helped cultivate the city's musical talents.
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Author: Kerry Kudlacek
Publisher: Blues Society of Tulsa
Date: December 2009
This brief book is a loving look at the many kinds of African-American entertainers who passed through Baltimore from 1930 to 1980. It documents the musical heritage of a black urban population. Even local officials and radio personalities are proffled, along with everyday patrons who attended these entertainments. The reader is given a detailed picture of the black music scene in a large eastern seaboard city over half a century. All in all a vivid panorama of black nightlife.
Author: Kerry Kudlacek
Publisher: Blues Society of Tulsa
Date: December 2009
This brief book is a loving look at the many kinds of African-American entertainers who passed through Baltimore from 1930 to 1980. It documents the musical heritage of a black urban population. Even local officials and radio personalities are proffled, along with everyday patrons who attended these entertainments. The reader is given a detailed picture of the black music scene in a large eastern seaboard city over half a century. All in all a vivid panorama of black nightlife.
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Authors Rosa Pryor-Trusty and Tonya Taliaferro underscore their commitment to preserving the cityÃs past while paying homage to some of Black AmericaÃs premier performers with this treasured photo history.
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Pennsylvania Avenue, Sphinx Club, Peale Museum, Carr's Beach, Club Casino, Sojourner Douglas College, Charles Simmons, Comedy Club, Lionel Wilson, Atlantic City, Baltimore City, Courtesy of Benny Kearse Archives, Courtesy of the Henderson Collection, Dinah Washington, Famous Ballroom, Little Willie, Phil Harris, Vernon Welsh, West Baltimore, Chick Webb, Courtesy of Evelyn Moody, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Joseph Simmons, Mickey Fields New!
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Pennsylvania Avenue, Sphinx Club, Peale Museum, Carr's Beach, Club Casino, Sojourner Douglas College, Charles Simmons, Comedy Club, Lionel Wilson, Atlantic City, Baltimore City, Courtesy of Benny Kearse Archives, Courtesy of the Henderson Collection, Dinah Washington, Famous Ballroom, Little Willie, Phil Harris, Vernon Welsh, West Baltimore, Chick Webb, Courtesy of Evelyn Moody, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Joseph Simmons, Mickey Fields New!
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- Miles Davis by Ian Carr on page 96
- Black Men (SAGE Focus Editions) by Lewis E. Gary on page 59
- A Tisket, A Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald on page 38
- Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton by Milt Hinton in Back Matter
- Love Is by Kim Grove on page 53
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