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Mamie Smith
Mamie Smith (1883 - 1946) was an African-American vaudeville singer, dancer, and actress who became the first Black singer to record blues music in 1920, with her hit song "Crazy Blues." She later starred in several movies and continued to perform until her death. Smith paved the way for other Black women to enter the music industry.
Titles credited to Mamie Smith
Murder on Lenox Avenue
Dramatic events in a Harlem apartment house center around Pa Wilkins, chosen by the Better Business League to replace their ousted, crooked leader Marshall...who wants revenge; and Pa's ward Jim Bract...
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Paradise in Harlem
It is the story of a comedian Lem Anderson who dreams of playing in Shakespeare scenes but he is applied only role in Harlem Vaudeville. One day he is the witness of a crime and the mobster strongly a...
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