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How did the Harlem Renaissance influence music?
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The Harlem Renaissance. "Musicians." The Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
- This source provided a large amount of information on Chick Webb and Billie Holiday, most of which was used in my presentation.
Bio. "Duke Ellington." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
- This source provided a lot of information on Duke Ellington most of which was used in my presentation
Savoy Plaque. "About the Savoy Ballroom." About the Savoy Ballroom. Savoy Plaque, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
- This source provided information on the history and staff of the Savoy Ballroom
History of the Harlem Renaissance. "Popular Entertainment." The Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.
- This source provided a large amount of information on the Cotton Club and how it got its start
Cotton Club
- Opened in 1923 by Owney Madden
- Closed several times in the 20's for selling alcohol
- Entirely white clientele
- Many early black entertainers got their start there
Duke Ellington
Savoy club
- Composer, pianist, and bandleader
- Composed thousands of scores
- " It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing" and "Take the A Train"
- Sense of musical drama made him stand out
- Opened March 12, 1926 in the middle of Harlem
- Two story ballroom
- One of the first racially integrated public places
- Owners made $250,000 a year and bouncers made $100 a night
- Bouncers were ex-boxers and basketball players
- Could served over 5,000 people at once
- Floor replaced every three years
Billie Holiday
How did these people and places affect music?
- Singer during the Renaissance
- Discovered at 18
- "What a Little Moonlight can do" "Miss Brown to You"
-Pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo
Chick Webb
- Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and Duke Ellington were all apart of the re-inventing and popularizing of jazz and swing
- Places like the Cotton Club and Savoy Club made people more aware of jazz, swing, and african american musicians
- Jazz and swing music drummer
- Worked as a paper boy to buy drums
- Played professionally at age 11
- One of the best regarded drummers of swing style music
- "The daddy of them all."