Cab Calloway spent some quality time at Zanzibar... entire months! Café Zanzibar, "Home of the Stars", was a Broadway theater that opened in 1943 with the aim of succeeding the prestigious Cotton Club which had recently closed. But Zanzibar brought one notable difference: the black audience was accepted there. This policy greatly contributed to its success both with orchestras and the public. The Hi De Ho Blog tells you everything he knows about the Café Zanzibar. Read the full story →
In 1969, a young man from the suburbs of New York City, Harry COHEN, went with his school class to see his first Broadway show, Hello, Dolly! starring Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. This is a short interview with Harry from early 2017, by our wonderful friend and supporter Keller WHALEN. 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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"1990, Mission Apollo: the French TV show" I'm attempting to find that footage, but can't find ANY at all. The only thing that I can find is The Apollo Mission (as in the space ship thing, not the theater tv show) Can someone point me in the correct direction?
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https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8a06f0a37c602fde61d5a47b70c5943fe00893059ea0991c547123a493adacf8.jpg c'est une photo je pense dater de cette époque
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Merçi beaucoup!
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