Harlem Renaissance

1. Harlem Renaissance

2. Definition • – a renewal and flourishing of black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I that began in the Harlem section of New York City and spread throughout the country

3. Famous Musicians of the Harlem Renaissance • Cab Calloway • Billie Holliday • Bessie Smith • Sarah Vaughn • Duke Ellington • Louis Armstrong

4. Cab Calloway • AKA Cabell Calloway III • Born: Dec 25, 1907 • Birthplace: Rochester, NYDied: 18-Nov 1994 • Cause of death: StrokeRemains: Cremated • Occupation: Jazz Musician, Actor • Nationality: United States • Cab Calloway (born Cabell Calloway III) is one of the greatest Jazz performers. In the 1920's, Cab worked with a band called The Alabamians while studying law at Chicago's Crane College. Cab was the Master of Ceremonies and a singer. • He later joined The Missourians which changed its name to Cab Calloway and His Orchestra. His band set trends and introduced a whole new vocabulary as they toured. You are currently listening to: “St. James Infirmary”

5. In 1930, he was hired to replace Duke Ellington at the exclusive Cotton Club in Harlem. His most famous song, Minnie the Moocher, was written in 1931 and sold over 1,000,000 copies. He was also known for the tunes Are You Hip To That Jive and Hi-De-Ho Man. His career including singing, songwriting, band leader and actor. • The band broke up in the 1940's when bad financial decisions (gambling problems) caught up with Cab. He would go on to appear on Broadway including an all-black Hello Dolly. In 1980, a new generation was introduced to 73-year-old Cab by way of the film The Blues Brothers. You are listening to: “Minnie the Moocher”

6. Billie Holliday • You are listening to Billie Holiday singing, “Summertime”

7. Bessie Smith • “St. Louis Blues”

8. Duke Ellington • You are listening to “ Take the A Train”

9. Louis Armstrong“The Great Satchmo” • Nickname short for satchel mouth • You are listening to “When the Saints Go Marching In”