Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 376 pages, [46] pages of plates)
,
illustrations
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0252034139
,
0252095839
,
9780252034138
,
9780252095832
Serie:
Music in American life
Inhalt:
Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Cafe Society tells the personal history of Barney Josephson, proprietor of the legendary interracial New York City night clubs Cafe Society Downtown and Cafe Society Uptown and their successor, The Cookery. Famously known as "the wrong place for the Right people," Cafe Society featured the cream of jazz and blues performers--among whom were Billie Holiday, boogie-woogie pianists, Big Joe Turner, Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Big Sid Catlett, and Mary Lou Williams--as well as comedy stars Imogene Coca, Zero Mostel, and Jack Gilford, and also gospel and folk singers. A trailblazer in many ways, Josephson welcomed black and white artists alike to perform for mixed audiences in a venue whose walls were festooned with artistic and satiric murals lampooning what was then called "high society." Featuring scores of photographs that illustrate the vibrant cast of characters in Josephson's life, this exceptional book speaks richly about Cafe Society's revolutionary innovations and creativity, inspired by the vision of one remarkable man
Inhalt:
Nightclub like no other -- Brother can you spare a dime? -- Riding the crest -- Bloody but unbowed -- Beginning again: the cookery, 1955-82
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-364) and index
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780252034138
Sprache:
Englisch
