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Showtime at the Apollo by Ted Fox (1983, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHolt & Company, Henry

ISBN-100030605334

ISBN-139780030605338

eBay Product ID (ePID)4484914

Product Key Features

Publication Year1983

Book TitleShowtime at the Apollo

TopicTheater / General, Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'NB

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Performing Arts

AuthorTed Fox

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

LCCN83-004299

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal792.7/09747/1

SynopsisFor close to sixty 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 unique and lively history of the very 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. Book jacket.