soft lights and sweet music
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Bourne, Stephen
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- VS 9 WEL 2005
- Thesaurus
- zangeressen, jazz, zwarte vrouwen, muziektheater, Amerikaans, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 20e eeuw, biografie
- Description
- Stephen Bourne is one of Britain's leading authorities on black history. In this biography he portraits the American born Elisabeth (Lis) Welch (1904-2003) as one of the most popular singers working in Britain. Born of mixed parentage, she also was a trailblazer for black women in Britain in the 1930s and 1940s. The emphasis of the book is on her work. In 1923 she launched the Charleston, and throughout the Jazz Age she was associated with some of the great names of the Harlem Renaissance. Her career in English musical theatre lasted sixty years. Later in life, she appeared in Derek Jarman´s 1979 film version of Shakespeares ´The Tempest´. Includes a list of performances and appearances in the media, and a discography.