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Ella Jane Fitzgerald Debut At the Apollo Theater

Posted on April 25, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. Continue reading →

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Maurice Hines Hosts Apollo Club Harlem at the Apollo

Posted on November 14, 2012 by | 8 Comments

The Apollo Theater announced today plans for Apollo Club Harlem, a production that will transform the legendary theater into a nightclub reminiscent of Harlem music clubs of the 1930s and 40s.   Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Terry Baker Mulligan’s “Sugar Hill, Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem”

Posted on June 7, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Riverside Theatre presents: Terry Baker Mulligan

Reading from & Signing Copies of Her New Memoir

Using Harlem’s famous cultural institutions and memorable characters as her backdrop, Terry Baker Mulligan writes joyously about weathering adolescence, while history unfolds around her in the legendary neighborhood called Sugar Hill. Continue reading →

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Ella Fitzgerald And Dinah Shore ’59

Posted on September 2, 2008 by | Leave a comment

‘How’s this?’ asks Ella, clicking her fingers to a mid-tempo beat. ‘It seems good. A nice beat like that, I think I’ll give it a sound,’ answers Dinah before both of them launch into the…

…most gloriously upbeat ‘blues’ medley ever. Ella was a regular in Harlem and on Dinah Shore’s TV show and an earlier duet from 1959 (also on YouTube) shows off both singers’ dazzling virtuosity just as well. Breath control to die for…

From Guardian.com in Open Culture with www.youtube.com

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