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"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."""

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Author:   Bill Reed
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780786444670

ISBN 10:   0786444673
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   05 January 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Part One: The Big Picture 1. 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 In 10. 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     

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large amount of research --<i>In The Groove</i>.

Author Information

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).

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