Amateur Night At The Apollo: Ralph Cooper Presents Five Decades of Great Entertainment

Cooper, Ralph w/ Dougherty, Steve

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ISBN 10: 0060160373 ISBN 13: 9780060160371

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1990

Language: English

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Title

Amateur Night At The Apollo: Ralph Cooper Presents Five Decades of Great Entertainment

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers, New York

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0060160373

ISBN 13

9780060160371

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Very Good

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Very Good

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

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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.

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