The entrance to the Harlem Cotton Club. Note the log decoration to make it appear like some old rugged shack. Courtesy New York Public Library A map from 1932 of the Harlem nightclub scene, featuring the Cotton Club, Small’s Paradise, Connie’s Inn, the Savoy Ballroom and more…. Courtes...
How Willebrandt fits into this blog entry can be found inLois Long’s“Table for Two” column in the Oct. 20, 1928 issue, in which Long described the current state of affairs of Manhattan’s nightlife, including the departure of boozy torch singerHelen Morganfrom the speakeasy scene forFlo...
which aired in October 2013 and garnered 4.5 million views in the first night. From the success of the film, Lil Mama joined TLC (group) on their tour for their last album. She got the opportunity to perform a tribute to the late rapper at the 2013 American Music Awards performing the...
one in color. Subtitles narrate the scene along the bottom. Nakajima explains that they had “cameras hanging around so we handed them out to the local elementary school and eighth graders. We told them to record what whatever they want and that if they wanted it to be broadcast then they ...
There’s a scene inShufflewhere Carney is staring into a gaping hole in the ground in a Manhattan construction site. Such things have specific significance to New York now. Did you have any inkling that this book would land within a week of the 20th anniversary of 9/11?
Equally so the gently dextrous ‘The Night Comes Down’ featuring a great build up and harmonies that nobody else ever quite mastered, you can say that this track more than any other on Queen set the template for the band’s future sound....