Cotton Club, original poster, 1936, advertises a major revue at the Harlem nightclub that served as a central venue for African American performance during the era of Jim Crow laws and Prohibition era nightlife. The poster features Bill Robinson and Cab Calloway, two of the most prominent performers associated with.....
[African American] [Music] Cab Calloway’s Jive Jubilee of Songs. New York: Mills Music Inc., 1942. First edition. Sheet music compilation in original green-and-yellow pictorial wrappers featuring a dynamic photographic portrait of Calloway mid-performance, baton in hand. 9" x 12". 48 pages. This compilation celebrates the enduring legacy of jazz showman.....
Harlem Jazz Club, The Cotton Club, a cornerstone of African American entertainment during the Harlem Renaissance and Swing Era, music sheet archive from the 1920s-30s. Includes 3 music sheets: Cotton Club Parade (World’s Fair Edition) featuring Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Cab Calloway; Cab Calloway’s Jive Jubilee of Songs, a compilation.....
Cole, Nat “King” (subject). St. Louis Blues lobby card archive, 1958, documents the representation of African American musical heritage in mid-twentieth-century American cinema, centered on the life and legacy of W. C. Handy. The material captures prominent Black performers portraying and interpreting blues and jazz traditions within a studio production.....
