An edition of Showtime at the Apollo (1983)

Showtime at the Apollo

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An edition of Showtime at the Apollo (1983)

Showtime at the Apollo

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Book Description: For close to 60 years the Apollo Theatre in the heart of Harlem has been one of America's foremost cultural institutions, a top showcase for black entertainers and a launching pad for some of the greatest talents of our time: Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughan, and Richard Pryor are just a few. Ted Fox has written a history of the special combination of people and atmosphere at the Apollo; he lets the theatre's stars tell a large part of the story through personal anecdotes, augmented by a splendid array of rare pictures. The author also discusses the evolution of black cultural forms in music and comedy, and in so doing, preserves routines, Apollo trademarks, and backstage lore that might otherwise be lost.

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English
Pages
322

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Cover of: Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo
2003, Mill Road Enterprises
in English - New rev. ed.
Cover of: Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo
1993, Da Capo Press
in English - 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Cover of: Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo
1983, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
in English - 1st ed.

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Published in

New York, N.Y

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Genre
Interviews.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
792/.09747/1
Library of Congress
PN2277.N52 A684 1983

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 322 p. :
Number of pages
322

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3162478M
Internet Archive
showtimeatapollo00foxt
ISBN 10
0030605334
LCCN
83004299
OCLC/WorldCat
9393699
Library Thing
2545695
Goodreads
4584791

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