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* Today in Black History - April 9 *
1898 - Paul Leroy Robeson is born in Princeton, New Jersey. The son of
an ex-slave turned Methodist minister, Robeson will attend
Rutgers University on a full scholarship, where he will excel in
four sports, be a member of the debate team, and earn a Phi Beta
Kappa key. An attorney, he will later become one of America's
foremost actors and singers. He will make 14 films including
"The Emperor Jones," "King Solomon's Mines," and "Showboat." An
advocate of African American equality, his public support of
Communism will cause the cancellation of concert dates and the
revocation of his passport.
1939 - When she is refused admission to the Daughters of the American
Revolution's Constitution Hall to give a planned concert, Marian
Anderson performs for 75,000 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Two months later, she will be honored with the NAACP's Spingarn
Medal for her talents as "one of the greatest singers of our time"
and for "her magnificent dignity as a human being."
1950 - Juanita Hall becomes the first African American to win a Tony
award for her role as Bloody Mary in the musical "South Pacific."
* Today in Black History - April 8 *
1922 - Carmen McRae is born in the village of Harlem in New York City.
She will study classical piano in her youth, even though singing
was her first love. She will win an amateur contest at the Apollo
Theater and begin her singing career. She will be influenced by
Billie Holiday, who will become a lifelong friend and mentor. She
will devote her albums and the majority of her nightclub acts to
Lady Day's memory. Her association with jazz accordionist Matt
Mathews will lead to her first solo recordings in 1953-1954. In
her later years, McRae's original style will influence singers
Betty Carter and Carol Sloane. Her best known recordings will be
"Skyliner" (1956) and "Take Five" with Dave Brubeck (1961). She
will also work in films and will appear in "Hotel" (1967) and "Jo
Jo Dancer Your Life is Calling" (1986). She will receive six
Grammy award nominations and the National Endowment for the Arts'
National Jazz Masters Fellowship Award in 1994. She will join the
ancestors in 1994.
1938 - Cornetist and bandleader Joe "King" Oliver joins the ancestors
in Savannah, Georgia. He was considered one of the leading
musicians of New Orleans-style jazz and served as a mentor to
Louis Armstrong, who played with him in 1922 and 1923.
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