Amateur Night at the Apollo: Ralph Cooper Presents Five Decades of Great Entertainment

Cooper, Ralph; Dougherty, Steve

ISBN 10: 0060160373 / ISBN 13: 9780060160371

Published by Harpercollins, 1990

About this Item

First edition, first printing with full number line. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #B7.

Seller Inventory # 016711

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Amateur Night at the Apollo: Ralph Cooper Presents Five Decades of Great Entertainment
• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060160373
• ISBN 13: 9780060160371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The emcee remembers fifty years of great performances and personalities on- and off-stage

Reviews

Dancer-turned-emcee Cooper, host of weekly amateur contests at Harlem's Apollo Theatre from 1934 to the present, recounts the victories and defeats of young entertainers as they sought the favor of the notoriously vocal Apollo audiences. Speaking in hip show-biz lingo, the often self-serving and name-dropping Cooper recalls Apollo debuts of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, James Brown, and others, and describes Harlem life during the Prohibition era and the height of the Cotton Club. Illustrated with many large photos, this book will entertain anyone interested in the development of popular music, particularly soul and R&B, even as it casts light on the racism and dishonesty that victimized black entertainers.
- Paul Baker, CUNA Inc., Madison, Wis.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.