Based on extensive interviews, Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake recounts the lives and music of singer-lyricist-band leader Noble Sissle (1889-1975) and ragtime-composer Eubie Blake (1883-1983).Their 57-year partnership began in 1915, when Broadway beckoned with a wealth of opportunity:thriving theater companies performed vaudeville, revue, musical comedy, and operetta to enthusiastic audiences. This book captures all the optimism and vibrancy of early twentieth-century black performers and musicians. In 1921, Sissle and Blake's breakthrough musical, Shuffle Along brought authentic ragtime and jazz dancing to the Broadway for the first time---a combination that opened up new avenues in musical theater for black and white performers alike. Richly illustrated with a rare collection of photographs, theater posters, playbills, sheet music, and reviews, Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake recreates an unforgettable era in musical theater.
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[A] heartwarming pictorial and narrative history....The book's brilliance is in its kaleidoscopic display of a rare treasury of old photographs and poster, interspersed with illuminating quotes from Sissle and Blake ....This book exuberantly revives a lost period of theatrical history. (Newsday )
The authors gathered these recollections directly from two fascinating subjects; in fact, much of the story is told in the musicians' own words....This volume is one of the more substantial contributions to the study of black musical heritage. (Library Journal )
The authors gathered these recollections directly from two fascinating subjects; in fact, much of the story is told in the musicians' own words....This volume is one of the more substantial contributions to the study of black musical heritage. (Library Journal )
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Fun to read. Paints a vivid picture of early Broadway and the difficult times these men faced... and surmounted. Their attitude was remarkable. Sissle and Blake (and their troupe) loved their work and it showed. Critics picked up that point as well. Shows what can happen when you enjoy your job.
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