Part 2: With Cab Calloway Read the full story →
PART I: THE EARLY YEARS AND NEW YORK (by Keller WHALEN) The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with the Limber Timbre, and Miss Atomic Blues. These are all sobriquets given to Mae Johnson, forgotten star of the Cotton Club. Read the full story →
She was the canary in Cab Calloway’s orchestra between 1943 and 1947 and her rather garish voice is heard on many live recordings… Nevertheless, she is actually a complete stranger in the eyes (especially the ears) of jazz connoisseurs. Do not rely on reference books either: they do not even know she exists. Yet Dotty SAULTERS was a helluva little woman, a singer and exceptional entertainer, not to mention a great tap dancer. She was married to Honi Coles, the great tap dancer, and her life was always pulsed by the rhythm. And what rhythm! What a woman! The Hi De Ho Blog reveals everything we know about Dotty Saulters. Here's the first of 3 part biography about Dotty: the first one is her life BEFORE working with Cab Calloway... Read the full story →
PART 5: THE OTHER MAE JOHNSON & OTHER SEPIA MAE WESTS The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with the Limber Timbre, and Miss Atomic Blues. These are all sobriquets given to Mae Johnson, forgotten star of the Cotton Club. Read the full story →
PART 3: THE MOVIE CAREER (by Keller WHALEN) The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with the Limber Timbre, and Miss Atomic Blues. These are all sobriquets given to Mae Johnson, forgotten star of the Cotton Club. Read the full story →
PART 2: THE COTTON CLUB REVUES (by Keller Whalen) The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with the Limber Timbre, and Miss Atomic Blues. These are all sobriquets given to Mae Johnson, forgotten star of the Cotton Club. Read the full story →
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The Lady With The Fan
The song about the Cotton Club chorus line girl, Amy Spencer. Naughty, naughty song...
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Merçi beaucoup!
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Il s'agissait de un album. Merçi bien.
Posté par mauriziometerangelo -
Je pense qu'il s'agit de l'album "Cotton Club Revue of 1958" (GONE, réédité en France par OFFICIAL) qui a au dos une photo comme vous la décrivez. Voir notre article : http://www.thehidehoblog.com/blog/2015/07/gone-album-cotton-club-revue-of-1958
Posté par thehidehoblog