African-American Nightclub Fashion in the 1940s, 50s and 60s
Celebrating Black History Month
A collection of video footage and photographs from the 1940s, 50s and 60s of African-American nightclub fashion.
Rundown:
“Jivin’ In Bebop” (1946), Sahji the exotic dancer
“Cabin in the Sky” (1943), John William Sublett
“Chicken Shack Shuffle” (1943), Mabel Lee
“The Heat’s On” (1943), Hazel Scott
“A Lonely Place” (1950), Hadda Brooks
“Hit the Road Jack” (1962), Ray Charles
“Carmen Jones” (1954) Dorothy Dandridge
“A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat” (1942), Paul White and Dorothy Dandridge
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YOSEXI Remembers (video): Solomon Burke – Cry To Me – R.I.P. 1940 – 2010 #music #entertainment #mtv #Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM — Soul singer Solomon Burke has died at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. He was 70.
Airport police spokesman Robert van Kapel confirmed the death of the singer Sunday, and referred further questions to the performer’s management.
Burke, who wrote the hit “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” among many others, was both a Grammy winner and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He had been due to perform at a well-known club in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
