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Marilyn Maye McLaughlin (born April 10, 1928) is an American singer, musical theater actress and masterclass educator. With a career spanning eight decades, Maye has performed music in the styles of cabaret, jazz and pop music. She has received one nomination from the Grammy Awards and had commercial success as a recording artist.
Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. [1] In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Awa
Carnegie Hall was desegregated from its opening, in contrast to other music venues like the National Theatre, which remained segregated well into the 20th century. [218] Sissieretta Jones became the first African-American to sing at Carnegie Hall on June 15, 1892, less than a year after the hall opened. [219] [220]
Baker, c. 1908 Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri. [11] [14] [15] Baker's ancestry is unknown—her mother, Carrie, was adopted in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1886 by Richard and Elvira McDonald, both of whom were former slaves of African and Native American descent. [11]
July 23 – Leon Fleisher, American classical pianist and teacher (died 2020) July 26. Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (died 1981) Joe Jackson, African-American manager, father of Michael Jackson (died 2018) August 9. Camilla Wicks, American violinist (died 2020) Dolores Wilson, American coloratura soprano (died 2010) August 10. Jimmy Dean ...
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress during the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tunes were " Shine On, Harvest Moon ", " Ten Cents a Dance " and " Love Me or Leave Me ".
She was a guest artist at Carnegie Hall in April 1928. The Dance Art Society, a cooperative producing organization, included thirty of its members in the featured ballet, entitled The Mills of the Gods. [24] She danced in a diminutive harlequinade and a Beardsleyesque composition called The Faun and the Peacock. [25]
Vaudevillean Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" for Okeh Records, the first blues song commercially recorded by an African-American singer, [1] [2] [3] the first blues song recorded at all by an African-American woman, [4] and the first vocal blues recording of any kind, [5] a few months after making the first documented recording by an African-American female singer, [6] "You Can't Keep a Good ...