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Myrna Summers (430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Madison Square Garden, the Apollo Theater and the Lincoln Center in New York and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Summers was Minister of Music

Aida Ward (280 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(February 11, 1900 – June 23, 1984) was an American jazz singer. Born in Washington, D.C., Ward rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s in New York, on Broadway

Kwanza Jones (1,428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

her singing career after performing and winning Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater while in college at Princeton University. Her philanthropy, investments

The Marquees (637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Marquees were an American doo-wop group formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1957. Evolving from the former group the Rainbows, the Marquees

International Sweethearts of Rhythm (3,620 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

circuit that included the Apollo Theater in New York City, the Regal Theater in Chicago, and the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C. After a performance in

TUTA Theatre (265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

nonprofit theater company in Chicago. TUTA was established in 1995 in Washington, D.C., and its mission is "to engage the American audience with relevant

George Faison (707 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Magic (1981) at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. (which re-created the golden age of the Apollo Theater) and choreographed the world premiere of

Junk Yard Band (575 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Junk Yard Band is a Washington, D.C based go-go band, founded in the early 1980s by children playing on improvised instruments. They are best known

Chitlin' Circuit (1,909 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chicago’s Regal Theater, Detroit’s Paradise Theatre, Harlem’s Apollo Theater, and Washington, D.C.’s Howard and Lincoln Theaters. The Chitlin' Circuit "eventually

Now Tour (Maxwell) (425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

additional dates through October. The itinerary included multiple dates in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Chicago. Before the release of Maxwell's album, the singer

Double Dutch (jump rope) (1,185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

against each other for the first time. The competition took place at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The 2002 novel Double Dutch by Sharon M. Draper features

Matthew Whitaker (pianist) (653 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Apollo Theater, where, at 10, he was the opening performer for Stevie Wonder's induction

Roberta Flack (3,206 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

which is on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Les McCann discovered Flack singing and playing jazz in a Washington, D.C. nightclub. He later said on the

Alice Smith (711 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

style anchored in rock, R&B, blues, jazz and soul. Raised between Washington, D.C., and a farm in Georgia, spent part of her schooling at Georgetown

The Gospel at Colonus (1,131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The following year it received a production at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. running from Nov 23, 1984 – Dec 30, 1984 The musical ran at the American

The Apollo Comedy Hour (532 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

first-run syndication from 1992-1995. The series was filmed the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. It was produced by the same people who produced

The Clovers (3,411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Love Potion No. 9". The group was formed at Armstrong High School, Washington, D.C., in 1946 by Harold Lucas (baritone), Billy Shelton and Thomas Woods

Ray, Goodman & Brown (2,484 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Horsley"), and John Morgan. The Moments formed in Washington, D.C. during the mid-1960s. In 1965, at Washington D.C.'s Howard University, the Mizell Brothers

Wes Felton (577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

nights. As a teenager he performed on the Lollapalooza tour and at the Apollo Theater. Ellington has been on stage with Mos Def, De La Soul, Meshell Ndegeocello

Howard Sims (4,596 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

year 2000, Sims was a regular attraction—a "fixture"—at Harlem's noted Apollo Theater, comedically ushering failed acts offstage with a hook, broom or other

Patrick Ellis (radio host) (670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

" Relatives took him to see Shirley Caesar and the Caravans at the Apollo Theater, which he cited as the turning point for his love of gospel. As a child

Roseanna Vitro (749 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lincoln Center. She appeared with Steve Allen at The Town Hall at The Apollo Theater and recorded an album of Allen's songs. In 2005 she performed and recorded

Kathy Griffin (6,932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

used profanity in an Octomom joke during her routine at New York's Apollo Theater. Griffin said that she received a letter banning her from the venue

Greg Tate (1,964 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1957, in Dayton, Ohio. When he was 13 years old, his family moved to Washington, D.C. His parents Charles and Florence (Grinner) Tate were civil rights

Dave Chappelle (10,457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

York City to pursue a career as a comedian. He performed at Harlem's Apollo Theater in front of the "Amateur Night" audience, but he was booed off stage

Charles Coles (2,700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to New York City in 1934 and performed at the Harlem Opera House and Apollo Theater. When practicing at Joe Price's acrobatics studio in downtown New York

Deep Azure (1,157 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Derrick Sanders met playwright Chadwick Boseman at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where they were involved in the Hip-hop theater movement. Sanders

Simon Brown (boxer) (473 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

light-middleweight title 55 Loss 47–8 David Reid KO 4 (10), 2:00 27 Jun 1998 Apollo Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 54 Loss 47–7 Bernard Hopkins TKO 6

Marvin Gaye (12,415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

predominantly black musicians. A filmed performance of Gaye at the Apollo Theater took place in June 1963. Later that October, Tamla issued the live album

Marcus Canty (701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the age of 11. His first public performance was at the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York where he won second place against adult and youth contenders

Patti LaBelle (5,829 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Walk of Fame, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. She was included in Rolling Stone on their list of 100

List of Art Deco architecture in the United States (735 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

home reborn as pizzeria". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-10. "Apollo Theater in Springdale, AR". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2024-03-10. "Cameo Theatre"

Alexa Meade (2,032 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

opposite, making real life appear to be a painting. Meade was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She graduated from Vassar College

The Second Coming Tour (D'Angelo) (283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Country Venue North America February 7, 2015 New York City United States Apollo Theater Europe—Leg 1 February 11, 2015 Zürich Switzerland Kaufleuten February

Kinshasha Holman Conwill (595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

National Achievement Scholar. She studied at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and received her B.F.A. in 1973. In 1980, she graduated from the

Damon Harris (1,646 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

instructed Williams to "get rid of him." During a performance at the Apollo Theater, Harris gave an impromptu speech, thanking the audience on behalf of

Tommy Davidson (733 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

when he was five years old, and his mother and the children moved to Washington, D.C. They later moved to Wheaton, Maryland, then the neighborhood of Rosemary

Brave New Voices (1,201 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of well over 2,000 people, and has been held in venues such as the Apollo Theater, the San Francisco Opera House, and the Chicago Theater. Initially introduced

Kate Smith (4,329 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

'Lottie' Yarnell (née Hanby) and William Herman Smith and grew up in Washington, D.C. Her father owned the Capitol News Company, distributing newspapers

Unity Tour (661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Theatre June 23, 2012 Detroit Fox Theatre June 28, 2012 New York City Apollo Theater June 29, 2012 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center June 30, 2012 Englewood

Billboard Live Music Awards (3,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marketing & Promotion Award: Demi Lovato/Hallmark Humanitarian Award: Apollo Theater Eventful Fan's Choice: Lady Gaga Creative Content: Michael Jackson:

List of African-American historic places (4,668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Manhattan A.M.E. Zion Church of Kingston and Mount Zion Cemetery, Kingston Apollo Theater, Manhattan Beecher-McFadden Estate, Peekskill Bethel AME Church and

Savannah Churchill (846 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

box-office attraction at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, the Regal Theater in Chicago, the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., and the Palladium in London

Nnenna Freelon (684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Ellington Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Apollo Theater, Montreux Jazz Festival, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

National Museum of African American History and Culture (13,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers (1,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pearl Bailey that included performances at the Apollo Theater, the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., and the Royal Theatre in Baltimore. The group

Jessie Smith (singer) (850 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

performed at prominent venues such as the Apollo Theater in New York, the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., and the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia.

Earl W. Stafford (1,683 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

brought more than 400 disadvantaged and underserved individuals to Washington D.C. for a three-day, deluxe celebration of President Barack Obama's inauguration

Drag show (1,819 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Regal Theater in Chicago. In 1959 they began performing at The Apollo Theater in New York City and it was always a full house when they came to town

Uniting Voices (973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Minnesota* (November) and another* simultaneously 1969 - Boston area 1969 - Washington, D.C. area (April) 1969 - New York II (March) 1968 - Kentucky-Tennessee*

Wrecking Ball World Tour (4,170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

lineup performed their first full show together on March 9, 2012, at the Apollo Theater. Springsteen then gave a keynote speech at the SXSW convention in Austin

McCormick family (3,124 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

S. Ambassador to France 1905–1907. He built the McCormick Villa in Washington, D.C., now the Brazilian Embassy. He was the son-in-law of Chicago Mayor

Saluche (834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grenada. He also appeared at the Apollo Theater in New York City and the Caribbean Comedy Festival in Washington D.C. Saluche hosted "Night Riders", a

The Moonglows (1,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

after Wayne Bennett left the group following their engagement at the Apollo Theater. That same year, the group had another R&B hit with "Most of All", followed

Norma Miller (1,982 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pearl Bailey that included performances at the Apollo Theater, the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., and the Royal Theatre in Baltimore. She left the

Between the World and Me (2,861 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The HBO adaptation of Between the World and Me combines elements of the 2018 production at the Apollo Theater, readings

Leslie Uggams (2,130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Beulah. That same year she appeared as a featured performer at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, alongside Ella Fitzgerald. She made her professional debut

Malik Yoba (1,087 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

premiered his one-man stage play, Harlem to Hollywood, at New York’s Apollo Theater. The autobiographical show features Yoba performing original music and

Qubilah Shabazz (1,441 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

month, Betty Shabazz and Farrakhan shook hands on the stage of the Apollo Theater during a public event intended to raise money for Qubilah Shabazz's

The Ethiopian Art Theatre (1,729 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Theatre chose ambitiously to work within the mainstream New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago theatre systems that, due to both social and financial

Obafemi Lasode (516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Coordinator, where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. He produced the African music programme Afrika in Vogue on

Ida Cox (2,458 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Theater Owners Booking Association circuit to open at the famed Apollo Theater, in Harlem, New York. Cox, sometimes billed as the "Sepia Mae West"

The Voodoo World Tour (1,616 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

D'Angelo's delivery and compared the concert to a 1981 P-Funk outing at the Apollo Theater, stating "D'Angelo sang and danced and preached and flexed and crooned

Gus Giordano (1,558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2001), Buffalo, NY (1999, 2000, 2003), Pittsburgh, PA (2012) and at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center (1996). Giordano’s theater choreography credits include

Bobby Parker (guitarist) (1,149 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

have any way to fight them... Parker also performed frequently at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and in the late 1950s toured with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly

John Fogerty (5,875 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

his first headlining British concert since 1972, at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in London, as part of the European leg of the tour. During that leg

Tina Dixon (707 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

at the Club Ballyhoo in Detroit and eventually she performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. In 1939, Dixon married tap dancer Leon Collins in Detroit

James Brown (18,323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"fifth Flame". Brown, the Flames, and his entire band debuted at the Apollo Theater on April 24, 1959, opening for Brown's idol, Little Willie John. Federal

The Jackson 5 (7,884 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

eventually booked into venues such as Chicago's Regal Theater and Harlem's Apollo Theater, winning the talent competitions on both shows that year, winning the

Big Dee Irwin (874 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

performed in Air Force talent shows and, after being transferred to Washington D.C., took part in a national show, Tops In Blue, in 1957. They then auditioned

Mavis Staples (3,198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

May 2019, Staples celebrated her 80th birthday with a concert at the Apollo Theater, 63 years after first appearing at the theater as a teenager with her

Paula Jai Parker (1,012 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Heights High School due to racism in Shaker. For college she moved to Washington, D.C. to study at Howard University. After graduating with a Bachelor of

Fred Ford (musician) (880 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

performed at such venues as the Apollo Theater in Harlem, The Earl Theater in Philadelphia, the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., the 5-4 Ballroom in Los

Wendy Oxenhorn (2,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Great Day in Harlem, Oxenhorn's Great Night in Harlem Concert at the Apollo Theater has been a hugely successful annual fundraising event, which would not

Balas y Chocolate World Tour (237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arts April 28, 2015 Seattle United States Neptune Theatre May 1, 2015 Washington, D.C. Lisner Auditorium May 2, 2015 Durham Carolina Theatre May 6, 2015

Little Richard (17,399 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

further sign to "do as God wanted". After a "farewell performance" at the Apollo Theater and a "final" recording session with Specialty later that month, Richard

Pinky Tomlin (1,232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

performed at the age of 17, when she competed in an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in Harlem in November 1934. Following his success of "The Object of

42nd Street (musical) (4,311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Bramble's Broadway Revival was reproduced in Stuttgart at the Stage Apollo Theater by Stage Entertainment. Performances began November 21, 2003, before

Dizzy Gillespie (5,229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

worked a Baltimore–Philadelphia–New York City circuit which included the Apollo Theater. Willis was not immediately friendly but Gillespie was attracted anyway

Adelaide Hall (16,148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Cotton Club Parade of 1933. Chocolate Soldiers opened at the new Apollo Theater, Harlem, starring Hall in Harlem, New York, 14 February 1934. The show

The Sharpees (1,052 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and played at major theaters such as the Howard Theater in Washington D.C., the Apollo Theater in New York City, and the Regal Theater in Chicago on the

Pearl Bailey (2,024 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was not paid. She later won a similar competition at Harlem's famous Apollo Theater and decided to pursue a career in entertainment. She was also known

Leroy Hutson (1,212 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Ah Ha Yeah" and "Dreams". Initially attending Howard University in Washington D.C. to study dentistry, Hutson was room-mates with Donny Hathaway who left

S. H. Kress & Co. (2,058 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

at the Kress department store at 256 W 125th Street across from the Apollo Theater. The company's exclusion of African Americans from its lunch counters

Jami Floyd (1,861 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brian Lehrer, an annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at the Apollo Theater. Together they conduct moderate panels, introduce live music performances

Virgil Fox (2,736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

church services as a ten-year old as well as at a local movie theater "APOLLO THEATER" owned by his father. Four years later, Fox made his concert debut before

List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. (14,370 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boulevard at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue. The street features the Apollo Theater, a famous center for Black music and entertainment. Martin Luther King

Drag (entertainment) (6,030 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

were forced underground, until the "Jewel Box Revue" played Harlem's Apollo Theater in the 1950s with their show, "49 Men and a Girl". For most of the performance

Calvin B. Jones (2,009 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Shore Bank, Chicago, IL 1992 African World Festival, Detroit, MI 1992 Apollo Theater, Harlem Week, New York, NY 1992 National Conference of Artists, Michigan

List of Bob Dylan concert tours (466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Date Venue Location March 28, 2004 Apollo Theater New York City, United States Part of NBC TV program Apollo at 70: A Hot Night In Harlem. "A Change Is

Doo-wop (14,532 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. It features vocal group harmony that carries an

The Solitaires (1,885 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the East Coast and in Canada, including the Apollo Theater in Harlem, the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., and shows hosted by Alan Freed, Hal Jackson

Richard Parsons (businessman) (1,731 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

directors of the Jazz Foundation of America. He is also Chair of the Apollo Theater Foundation and co-chair of the advisory board of the Smithsonian National

Clora Bryant (1,299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

View Co-eds jazz band. The band toured in Texas and performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City in 1944. Her father got a job in Los Angeles, and she

Jennifer Hudson (7,773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for Visual Media. On August 19, 2021, Hudson performed a show at the Apollo Theater called Jennifer Hudson - Live at the Apollo: A Night of Soul. On August

The Oh, Hello Show (2,292 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The appearance occurred during O'Brien's week of shows taped from the Apollo Theater in New York City, which coincided with the run of Oh, Hello on Broadway

Morton Downey Jr. (3,270 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

confrontations. One such incident occurred on a 1988 show taped at the Apollo Theater, involving Al Sharpton and CORE National Chairman Roy Innis. The exchange

Theatre at the Center (985 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Candlelight Playhouse, America's first dinner theatre which opened in Washington, D.C. in 1959 and Summit, Illinois in 1961. He is credited with introducing

Lead Belly (5,549 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lomax, in an attempted comeback. He performed twice a day at Harlem's Apollo Theater during the Easter season. He developed a live dramatic recreation of

Russell Nesbit (1,217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

after seeing acrobats in a traveling circus. In the 1930s, he moved to Washington, D.C., graduating from Cardozo High School. He excelled at swimming and

Roy Lichtenstein (7,358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

through school. He was an avid jazz fan, often attending concerts at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. He frequently drew portraits of the musicians playing their

Music of Baltimore (8,617 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

included the Earle in Philadelphia, the Howard in Washington, D.C., the Regal in Chicago and the Apollo Theater in New York; like the Apollo, the audience at

Mokoomba (1,046 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Music Festival in South Korea, and the Africa Now! festival at The Apollo Theater in New York City. In February 2017, Mokoomba released its self-produced

Stevie Wonder (11,002 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2011. Feeney, Michael J. (June 17, 2011). "Stevie Wonder inducted into Apollo Theater hall of fame with star-studded celebration in Harlem". Daily News. Retrieved

The Ink Spots (4,225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

joined the following year. In July 1934, they accepted a booking at the Apollo Theater, New York, supporting jazz bandleader Tiny Bradshaw. At this point they

Cotton Comes to Harlem (2,070 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

says the racially aware exotic dancer preparing her act for Harlem's Apollo Theater. 'They don't say a thing about my people!' [...] However, like the dancer's

Sarah Swenson (1,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

artistic director of Artists of Jubilation!, and performed at the Apollo Theater, New York City. She later joined her dance partner, the late Raymond

Sand Creek massacre (8,454 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

genitalia. They also publicly displayed these battle trophies in Denver's Apollo Theater and area saloons. Three Indians who remained in the village are known

Mitch Landrieu (4,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

School in 1978 and enrolled at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he earned a B.A. in political science and theatre in 1982. In

Bobby Bennett (The Famous Flames) (2,791 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

set to open for Little Willie John at their first appearance at The Apollo Theater on April 24, 1959. One of Bennett's first recordings as a Famous Flames

Chadwick Boseman (14,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

chose the arts instead, attending college at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in directing

Jessye Norman (6,526 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

win, led to an offer of a full scholarship at Howard University, in Washington, D.C. While at Howard, studying voice with Carolyn Grant, she sang in the

Cornel West (8,074 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Barack Obama, and spoke to more than 1,000 of Obama's supporters at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, on November 29, 2007. West criticized Obama when he won the

Culture of San Antonio (3,465 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

entertainment.[citation needed] The theater is often referred to as the "Latin Apollo Theater" and is known for the house's extensive black lighted murals. Today

The Blind Boys of Alabama (7,262 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Live at the Apollo, a recording of their live performance from the Apollo Theater in October 2004. The Blind Boys released the album Atom Bomb in 2005

Pete Nugent (2,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Briggs, Charles 'Cookie' Cook, and Peg Leg Bates. Nugent was born in Washington, D.C., July 16, 1909 to Pauline Minerva Bruce, the offspring of a Scottish

Ollie Potter (1,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Potter, Suburban Gardens, Washington, D.C. 1939 Apollo Bar (at 125th Street and 7th Avenue, steps from the Apollo Theater), Harlem, Sunday, May 14, 1950

Viswa Subbaraman (1,247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

choreography by Bill T. Jones. Subbaraman subsequently led the show at the Apollo Theater in New York City and at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam. In 2017

LaVaughn Robinson (1,707 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cab Calloway, for Tommy Dorsey's Band, and on the same stage at the Apollo Theater with Ella Fitzgerald. Robinson also danced with Eddie Sledge and Tony

Bei Mir Bistu Shein (2,751 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Yiddish by African-American performers Johnnie and George at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City. Jenny Grossinger, a Grossinger's Catskill

Hampton University (5,799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

way through Hampton, and then went on to attend Wayland Seminary in Washington, D.C. After graduation, he returned to Hampton and became a teacher. Upon

Robert Glasper (3,499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Director for their special Unapologetically Black show, performed at the Apollo Theater. A celebration of African American protest music, the show featured

Ray Charles (9,165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

By 1958, he was not only headlining major black venues such as the Apollo Theater in New York, but also larger venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Newport

Charles Rangel (16,680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

lawsuit charging the directors of the foundation behind New York's Apollo Theater, including foundation chair Rangel, with failing to collect more than

1934 in the United States (4,327 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Taylor Robinson (D-Arkansas) Congress: 73rd January 26 – The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, New York City. January 27 – Albert Einstein visits

Joyce Marie Jackson (1,842 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment, Richard Carlin and Kinshasha Holman Conwill, editors. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution

Experience + Innocence Tour (7,124 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

subscribers could win tickets to a special U2 concert at New York's Apollo Theater on 11 June 2018. The band were accompanied by the Sun Ra Arkestra for

George Dalaras (4,010 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rosemont Theatre, Trump Taj Mahal, Heichal HaTarbut, The Wang Theatre, Apollo Theater, Place des Arts, Wiener Konzerthaus, Palais des Congrès, etc. He has

The Ikettes (3,564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Occasionally they'd play at major venues such as the Apollo Theater in New York, Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., and Uptown Theater in Philadelphia. In 1962

Not in This Lifetime... Tour (11,478 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"November Rain" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". A concert held at the Apollo Theater in New York City on July 20, 2017, was broadcast live in its entirety

List of Mariah Carey live performances (6,159 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 February 2018. "Mariah Carey Setlist at Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved April 5, 2019. Saturday Night

Harry Belafonte (9,621 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Belafonte celebrated his 93rd birthday on March 1, 2020, at Harlem's Apollo Theater in a tribute event that concluded "with a thunderous audience singalong"

Buddy Holly (8,660 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

them for appearances in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City. The band was booked to play at New York's Apollo Theater on August 16–22. During

David Eaton (composer) (4,472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Center's Avery Fisher Hall, the Manhattan Center, Merkin Hall, Harlem's Apollo Theater, the United Nations, Madison Square Garden and the Metropolitan Museum

Index of articles related to African Americans (7,091 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anti-Tom literature Antwone Fisher (film) A. Philip Randolph Institute Apollo Theater April Fools (2007 film) Are We Done Yet? Are We There Yet? (film) Apostolic

Tony Bennett (10,756 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee at New York City's Apollo Theater. He also recorded public service announcements for Civitan International

Michael Jackson (26,530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

touring the East Coast, they won a weekly amateur night concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The Jackson 5 recorded several songs for a Gary record label

African-American LGBT community (8,249 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

around Europe, eventually landing in New York City and hosted at the Apollo Theater. After the uprising was underway, African-American drag queens Marsha

Roaring Twenties (14,590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1922 Broadway shows. A brief Black Bottom craze, originating from the Apollo Theater, swept dance halls from 1926 to 1927, replacing the Charleston in popularity

List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez (9,148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jennifer Lopez. New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7656-2298-3. "2010 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit Concert & Awards Ceremony - Show". Forbes. June 14, 2010

David D'Or (5,537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

rendition of the traditional Hebrew melody "Avinu Malkeinu" at New York's Apollo Theater in Harlem on April 28, 2009, with three New York gospel choirs. In May

Ike & Tina Turner (8,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the pop chart they went from playing in clubs to theaters such as the Apollo Theater in Harlem. On October 3, they made their first national television debut

The Miracles (8,571 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chess subsidiary Argo Records. Following a dismal reception at the Apollo Theater in 1959, Robinson recruited guitarist Marv Tarplin to join them on a

Bill Cosby (11,895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

featured host for its annual benefit, A Great Night in Harlem, at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Cosby and his wife have collected more than three

Music of New York City (8,229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the old Metropolitan Opera (demolished in 1967) at 1411 Broadway. The Apollo Theater has long been a place for African American performers to begin their

Gloria Steinem (11,403 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Women, and as part of that campaign Steinem (and others) spoke at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Chime For Change was funded by Gucci, focusing on

Bill Evans (9,283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

including East Coast appearances at Harlem's Apollo Theater and shows in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. The band included trumpeter Jimmy Nottingham

Gary Lucas (10,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lucas performed as part of the "Hendrix in Harlem" Tribute at the Apollo Theater, alongside Fishbone, Nona Hendryx, and Ernie Isley. 2017 saw Lucas pay

African-American music (8,921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

mainstream. In 1955, Thurman Ruth persuaded a gospel group to sing in the Apollo Theater. This presentation of gospel music in a secular setting was successful

Unification of Italy (16,313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

on 9 February. On 2 February 1849, at a political rally held in the Apollo Theater, a young Roman priest, the Abbé Carlo Arduini, had made a speech in

Canada Lee (4,665 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

could maintain their secret relationship. When Lee was performing in Washington, D.C., during the 1940s, the only restaurant in the city where they could

List of Eagle Scouts (7,295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Faces of Defense Intelligence: Lt. Gen. Alva R. Fitch". DIA News. Washington, D.C.: Defense Intelligence Agency. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original

Fantasia (1940 film) (15,764 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Majestic Theatre in Boston, the Apollo Theater in Chicago, and also in Philadelphia, Detroit, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Fantasia

Honorific nicknames in popular music (20,179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

October 3, 2014 "Little Richard, Gladys Knight & the Pips Inducted Into Apollo Theater Legends Hall Of Fame; Ella Fitzgerald", Jet, vol. 110, p. 59, July 10

List of Ike & Tina Turner live performances (8,207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wentzville, MO Double H-H Country Club September 23–29, 1960 New York, NY Apollo Theater 4 shows each day at 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:30 pm & 9:30 pm. Show with

New York City ethnic enclaves (14,705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Organized Crime: The Fuk Ching" (PDF). National Institute of Justice. Washington, D.C.: National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Retrieved April 24,

2009 in American television (3,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Michael Sports Machine) December 26 Percy Sutton 89 Owner of The Apollo Theater, the setting for Showtime at the Apollo December 29 Dave Diles 78 Sportscaster

Timeline of music in the United States (1950–1969) (14,540 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

changes of the 1960s. A LP recording of James Brown and his band at the Apollo Theater (Live at the Apollo) in Harlem sells more than a million copies, "an

Byron Lewis (3,565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

board of trustees for the Jackie Robinson Education Foundation, the Apollo Theater Foundation, American Institute for Public Service, Phoenix House Foundation

List of Michael Jackson concerts (1,553 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2002 April 24, 2002 United States 1 The concert was performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City on April 24, 2002. The concert was a fundraiser for

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022–2024 Global Stadium Tour (3,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Video for "Black Summer". The band performed a special show at The Apollo Theater in New York City on September 13, 2022, as part of the SiriusXM Small

List of works by Faith Ringgold (9,305 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York: Flying Home (1996) Apollo Theater The Ink Spots: Jerry Daniels, Deek Watson, Billy Bowen, and Bill Kenny