Calloway Bill (11 results)

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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Paperback. Condition: As New. Like New! Appears unused & unread. Various (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 318 pp., Illus, Red Hardback, Gilt title, VG, no DJ.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Original 12" 33 1/3 rpm vinyl album. Light wear and scratches that may partially affect playback, else near fine in a near fine illustrated cardboard sleeve with some toning and light bumping.

Condition: NEW.

Original recordings offer a cross section of Big Bands numbers: White Jazz, Chant of the Weed, Mush Mouth, Minnie the Moocher, White Heat, What a Shuffle, Jim Town Blues, Walin and Swingin, Farewell Blues, I Cant Get Started, Tuxedo Junction, Undecided, Deep Forest, 720 in the Books, Bounce Me Brother, Flying Home, Traumerei, Elk*s Parade, South Bayou Shuffle, Fish Market, Doodletown Fifers. #STBB15. This item is in great shape, includes photo-illus bio & discography by Phillip W. Payne. Rare. 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 box with 2 sleeved LPs. Fine unmarked box and contents. 2 LP records in anti-static sleeves, in color-illus cardboard box.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Cotton Club, original poster, 1936, advertises a major revue at the Harlem nightclub that served as a central venue for African American performance during the era of Jim Crow laws and Prohibition era nightlife. The poster features Bill Robinson and Cab Calloway, two of the most prominent performers associated with the club, whose productions brought together dancers, musicians, and large ensemble casts in elaborately staged revues. By 1936, the Cotton Club had become a nationally recognized site of Black musical innovation, hosting artists including Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, and Lena Horne, even as performances were historically presented to predominantly white audiences. The advertised September 24, 1936 revue, led by Robinson and Calloway, included a large cast of performers and exemplified the scale and visibility of Harlem entertainment at the height of its influence. Cotton Club. Poster advertising revue featuring Bill Robinson and Cab Calloway. New York, 1936. Single sheet measuring approximately 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Printed poster promoting a large scale production with named headline performers and ensemble cast. This poster situates the Cotton Club within the broader context of Harlem nightlife and American popular music, where African American performers achieved national prominence while operating within segregated systems of patronage and control. The prominence of Robinson and Calloway reflects the emergence of star performers whose careers extended beyond the nightclub into film, recording, and touring circuits. The scale of the advertised revue, with a large ensemble and high production value, demonstrates the commercial and cultural significance of such performances during the interwar period. Minor edge chipping and wear; overall good condition.…