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New York dance club 1950s

Lena Horne was a pioneering figure in film and music for the African-American people.

Birdland [The original Birdland 1949–65] Jazz Corner of the World - Broadway & 52nd Street, NYCIt was the bebop era, when jazz was at the height of its powers and New York City

Fred Lyon has been firmly anchored behind a camera. From the streets of his native San Francisco to the offices of Life and Vogue , Fred takes us on a nostalgic tour of old San Francisco and the world from the 1940s and 1950s as we examine his 75+ year career as a professional photographer and ph

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York City that operated during Prohibition. While the club featured many of the greatest African American entertainers of the era, such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters, it generally denied admission to blacks. During its heyday, it served as a chic meeting spot in the heart of Harlem, featuring regular "Celebrity…

Introducing The Jazz Club At Aman New York Built as the Roaring 20s ushered in the revolutionary Jazz Age, Manhattan’s iconic Crown Building...