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The First Moonwalk By Bill Bailey At The Apollo Theatre in Harlem 1955

Posted on March 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

This is one of the first ever moonwalks on film Bill Bailey tapping to a rather quiet instrumental version of the Larks’ hit “The World is Waiting for Sunrise” performed by the Paul Williams Quartet. Continue reading →

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White House butler for 8 presidents, dies

Posted on April 2, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Eugene Allen, who endured a harsh and segregated upbringing in his native Virginia and went on to work for eight presidents as a White House butler, died March 31 of renal failure at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park. He was 90. Continue reading →

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Still Got It by Nicole M. Stevenson

Posted on February 17, 2010 by | 3 Comments

Clifton Davis

From his early days working with Pearl Bailey on Broadway in Hello Dolly, acting along side Sidney Poitier, in Lillies of the Field and Alan Alda in The Apple Tree. Clifton Davis has lived a life not short of talent and full of spirit. The songwriter, actor, husband, and his Grammy Award with Michael Jackson returns to the the screen with a new film. Here he ruminates about the stage and faith. Continue reading →

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