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Musicians & Entertainers Black History Posters & Prints, pg 2/2
for the classroom, home schoolers, inspirational images for the home or office.
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educational posters > social studies > history > Black history > Musicians & Entertainers pg 2 < pg 1 < music index > women in music
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Black History posters celebrating famous African American musicians and entertainers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, W. C. Handy, Billie Holliday, Lena Horne, Mahalia Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Mills Brothers, “Jelly Roll” Morton, Charlie Parker, “Little Richard”, Leontyne Price, Paul Robeson, Bill Robinson, Tina Turner, Sarah Vaughn, Ethel Waters, Nancy Wilson.
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Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton (née Lamothe)
b. 10-20-1885; New Orleans, LA
d. 7-10-1941
“Jelly Roll” Morton, an American ragtime pianist, bandleader and composer, claimed to be the “originator of jazz”.
• more Charlie Parker posters
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“Little Richard” (Penniman)
b. 12-5-1932; Mason, GA
“Little Richard” hits include rock and roll "Tutti Frutti", "Lucille", "Long Tall Sally", and "Good Golly, Miss Molly"
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Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson
b. 5-25-1878; Richmond, VA
d. 11-25-1949, NYC
Bill Robinson was dancing for pennies on the streets of his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, when he was 6 years old. He went on tour as a featured dancer when he was 10. He always claimed that tap dancing just came naturally to him, but his talent was also shaped by hard work and careful study of the styles of other dancers.
No one is quite sure how the nickname "Bojangles" came about – Bill Robinson himself claimed not to know. But that is how he was known in both black and white vaudeville shows all over the country. He eventually settled in Harlem, and he made his Broadway debut at the age of 50 in Blackbirds of 1928, whcih ran for 512 performances. The show was successful largely because white audiences wanted to see Robinson, who was known as the greatest tap dancer in the world. Eventually, his appearances in movies with actress Lena Horne and child star Shirley Temple made "Bojangles" a household name.
Robinson's innovative tapping, larger-than-life personality, and great generosity made him a legend: He was known in his community as "The Honorary Mayor Harlem." When he died in 1949 at the age of 71, his funeral procession stretched from Harlem all the way down to Brooklyn. One and a half million mourners came to say goodbye to one of the world's greatest entertainers.
• more Stars of the Harlem Renaissance posters
• dance posters
• Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson
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Bessie Smith, c. 1925
Pre-Matted Print
b. 4-15-1894; Chattanooga, TN
d. 9-26-1937; Mississippi
• Bessie Smith at Amazon.com
• Bessie Smith Bio
sorry - image is no longer commerically available
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Ethel Waters
b. 10-31-1896, Chester, PA
d. 9-1-1977, CA
Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, into unhappy circumstances. Her mother was just 12 years old, and Waters was raised in poverty in Philadelphia by her grandmother. Still in her teens, Ethel was already divorced and working as a chambermaid for $4.75 a week when her friends convinced her to sing at an amateur night competition at a local club. She won first prize and a steady job, and soon she was performing on the black vaudeville circuit. She was billed as "Sweet Mama Stringbean" because she was tall and skinny.
Waters began to record blues songs at the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance in 1919, and by 1921 she was a huge star. Her single "Down Home Blues" sold more than 500,000 copies in six months, and she drew rave reviews for her Broadway appearances in two important black revues, Africana and Blackbirds of 1928. But she never lived in luxury. In fact, she gave away most of her money to Harlem's poor. "There's an old saying that charity begins at home," she said, "and all Harlem is home to me."
Ethel Waters career lasted much longer than the Harlem Renaissance itself. She remained a popular stage, screen, and radio actress for many years. In the early 1950s, she played the title role on the television show Beulah – the first national TV show that featured an African American as its main character. Waters also received two Academy Award nominations for her work in the movies Pinky (1938) and A Member of the Wedding (1953), and she wrote two autobiographies. She died in 1977.
• more Black Entertainers posters
• more women in music posters
• more Stars of the Harlem Renaissance posters
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