"I could listen to this music all night," Jerry Seinfeld said, soaking up the sounds of the jazz band at the Cotton Club, the site of Stella McCartney's pre-fall 2017 presentation.Continue reading
“Drop Me Off In Harlem,” By Louis Armstrong And Duke Ellington, 1933 ( Video)
"Drop Me Off in Harlem," sang by Harlem legends Louis Armstrong And Duke Ellington, composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Broadway columnist Nick Kenny in 1933.Continue reading
Cora La Redd, Harlem’s “Terpsichorean Riot,” -1968 (Video)
Cora LaRedd, the brilliant Harlem singer and dancer of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her hard-hitting rhythm-tap style, was often announced as the "Terpsichorean riot." Continue reading
Duke’s Belongings In His Sister’s Harlem Apartment Go Under The Hammer
If Duke Ellington was the king of jazz, Harlem was his kingdom.
And on Wednesday, the neighborhood celebrated the music connoisseur with an auction of his most prized possessions - just a few blocks from the Cotton Bar where it all started in the 1920s.Continue reading
Harlem New Year’s Ball With Cab Calloway At The Cotton Club, 1937
Bandleader and singer extraordinaire Cab Calloway leads an orchestra during a New Year's Ball at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York, 1937.Continue reading
Harlem From Duke To The Cotton Club, 1930’s (video)
This fantastic video showing bits of Harlem, the Cotton Club, street views and Duke Ellington in the 1930s was recently restored and uploaded by YouTuber Guy Jones.Continue reading
Hello, Jimi Hendrix London Apartment Opens To Public
Jimi Hendrix spent many years in Harlem at the Palm Cafe, the Apollo Theater and many more venues. As some of you may know Harlem has had a number of historical buildings, the Renaissance, Cotton Club, the Lafayette Theater, Connie’s Inn, the Ubangi Club, the Audubon Ballroom, the Savoy Ballroom, the Harlem Opera House, Continue reading
Duke Ellington And The Harlem Renaissance, 1930’s
A photograph of the very elegant of Duke Ellington, in this charming signed image reads in his personal inscription, "to the Most Charming Miss Alice Dixon Best Wishes Duke Ellington", 1930's.Continue reading
The Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, New York, 1930
The Savoy Ballroom was a large ballroom for music and public dancing located at 596 Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st Streets in Harlem, New York City. Continue reading
Madonna At The Celebrity Club In Harlem, 1983
Here is Madonna the "Material Girl" performing at the Celebrity Club with her dancers in Harlem, 1983 (we love the dancer with the flashlight on the right). Continue reading
Leonard Harper, Harlem, New York 1925
Leonard Harper (born April 9, 1899 in Birmingham, Alabama- died February 4, 1943, Harlem, New York) was a producer /stager/ choreographer in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s.Continue reading