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December 1961. Smalls Paradise had been a place for African-American baseball players to gather during the time it was owned by Tommy Smalls. Under Chamberlain's ownership, it now became a place where African-American basketball players would meet.
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Charlie Johnson's band arranged an audition with the band for a young hopeful at Smalls Paradise. When the girl was asked what key she sang in, she replied that she did not know, and the audition was unsuccessful. This was
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came with a crew to film the twisting at the night spot for broadcast in the UK and journalists from many foreign newspapers visited to take photos and file news stories. Delegates from the
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3507:from the original on 2021-07-05
3487:Williams, Iain Cameron (2002).
3411:Time magazine (April 4, 1960).
3357:from the original on 2021-07-05
3302:from the original on 2021-07-05
3282:Robinson, Louie (August 1964).
3228:from the original on 2016-03-28
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1111:"Sam Wooding and His Orchestra"
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997:. October 19, 1929. p. 7.
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623:International House of Pancakes
450:Chamberlain at the club in 1961
434:. Tommy began broadcasting his
409:
3145:"Commodores Celebrate Success"
2553:"Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise"
1024:
962:"Smalls Paradise, Harlem 1925"
881:
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397:. This was during the era of
1:
1340:. March 21, 1931. p. 1.
817:
691:plays the role of Ed Smalls.
596:
3472:. Grand Central Publishing.
3116:. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
3092:The Oxford Companion to Jazz
3063:. Rutgers University press.
2914:. Rowman & Littlefield.
702:Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise
272:revue. The revue opened in
21:Not to be confused with the
7:
3578:. Hal Leonard Corporation.
3396:. Hal Leonard Corporation.
3343:. Oxford University Press.
3240:Pomerantz, Gary M. (2010).
3214:. Oxford University Press.
3143:Lucas, Bob (May 26, 1977).
3060:Einstein on Race and Racism
2946:. Oxford University Press.
2908:Eckman, Fern Marja (2014).
2702:. Hal Leonard Corporation.
2696:Bogdonav, Vladimir (2003).
10:
3656:
3519:Williams, John A. (2016).
3113:James Baldwin: A Biography
2889:"Twist is Universal Mania"
2664:Balliett, Whitney (2006).
2656:
2631:"Live at Small's Paradise"
2605:"Live At Small's Paradise"
1265:Wintz & Finkelman 2004
1244:Wintz & Finkelman 2004
928:Wintz & Finkelman 2004
756:Charleston, South Carolina
517:By the beginning of 1962,
156:), was a nightclub in the
20:
3375:. Bloomsbury Publishing.
3004:Hughes, Langston (2002).
2581:. Blue Note Discography.
2555:. Blue Note Discography.
2477:"Museums, Societies, etc"
2397:"Smash Your Baggage cast"
1148:Feather & Gitler 1999
1052:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
619:Abyssinian Baptist Church
340:Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
135:
120:
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3546:. Taylor & Francis.
3490:Underneath a Harlem Moon
3261:Richards, Larry (2005).
3208:Ogren, Kathy J. (1992).
3089:Kirschner, Bill (2005).
2819:. Taylor & Francis.
1517:Jerome & Taylor 2005
741:
731:Live at Small's Paradise
646:Photographer and writer
549:list crashed the party.
3620:Nightclubs in Manhattan
3493:. Bloomsbury Academic.
3440:. Macfadden Publishing.
3390:Thompson, Dave (2001).
3284:"Big Man, Big Business"
3176:Malone, Jacqui (1996).
3110:Leeming, David (2015).
2978:. Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
2972:Gill, Jonathan (2011).
2845:Dance, Stanley (2001).
2781:Clarke, Donald (2009).
2749:Chevigny, Paul (2005).
2527:"It Happened in Harlem"
490:Dances renew popularity
3453:Cite journal requires
3369:Shipton, Ayln (2010).
2813:Cullen, Frank (2007).
2728:Chilton, John (1985).
1610:"Swept Away. Dr. Jive"
1571:"Alan Freed Biography"
1534:The Pittsburgh Courier
1530:"Izzy Rowe's Notebook"
1493:Jasen & Jones 2013
643:
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395:New York's Essex House
350:
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3572:Yanow, Scott (2004).
3337:Shaw, Arnold (1989).
2866:Deffaa, Chip (1992).
2270:"Goodbye to All That"
1681:"Disc Jockey Roundup"
1573:. Rock Hall of Fame.
680:It Happened in Harlem
672:Long Island Rail Road
639:It Happened in Harlem
636:
604:
585:brought in acts like
579:Don't Play It No More
504:
449:
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348:
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95:40.81528°N 73.94417°W
3630:Jazz clubs in Harlem
3466:White, Bill (2011).
2450:"Smash Your Baggage"
1596:TV Radio Mirror 1956
717:, Jimmy Smith (1958)
557:In 1968, a group of
507:Jackie "Moms" Mabley
3525:. Open Road Media.
3246:. Crown/Archetype.
2887:Ebony (June 1962).
2318:. August 26, 2001.
2082:, pp. 165–166.
2058:, pp. 127–128.
1614:New York Daily News
1519:, pp. 159–160.
1429:"Harlem Night Life"
1234:, p. 271, 323.
1150:, pp. 706–707.
1100:, pp. 154–155.
559:Tuskegee University
387:Mary McLeod Bethune
100:40.81528; -73.94417
91: /
67:Manhattan, New York
30:
3615:Harlem Renaissance
2848:The World of Swing
1920:Time magazine 1960
668:Smash Your Baggage
644:
629:In popular culture
607:
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178:Harlem Renaissance
28:
3585:978-1-6177-4701-4
3553:978-1-5795-8458-0
3532:978-1-5040-3303-9
3500:978-0-8264-5893-3
3479:978-0-4465-6418-2
3403:978-0-8793-0629-8
3382:978-1-4411-6780-4
3350:978-0-1950-6082-9
3329:978-1-2500-1353-8
3274:978-0-7864-2274-6
3253:978-0-3075-4938-9
3221:978-0-19-507479-6
3189:978-0-2520-6508-8
3123:978-1-6287-2469-1
3102:978-0-1951-8359-7
3070:978-0-8135-4098-6
3049:978-1-1355-0972-9
3017:978-0-8262-1394-5
2985:978-0-8021-9594-4
2953:978-0-1998-8640-1
2921:978-1-5907-7321-5
2879:978-0-2520-6258-2
2858:978-0-3068-1016-9
2851:. Da Capo Press.
2826:978-0-4159-3853-2
2794:978-0-7867-3087-2
2787:. Da Capo Press.
2762:978-0-4153-4700-6
2741:978-0-306-80243-0
2734:. Da Capo Press.
2709:978-0-8793-0744-8
2677:978-1-5780-6834-0
2516:, pp. 90–91.
2481:New York Magazine
2236:"Going Out Guide"
2046:, pp. 38–42.
1884:, pp. 18–19.
1760:, pp. 62–64.
1483:, pp. 76–77.
1162:, pp. 58–59.
1138:, pp. 66–67.
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306:Ed Smalls in 1931
269:Chocolate Kiddies
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