How did Duke Ellington contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer 1

Cab Calloway contributed mainly in the area of music. He was a jazz and scat singer as well as a big band leader. His band played at the famous Cotton Club. He also acted. He appeared in an all black version of Hello Dolly and made Broadway appearances.

Answer 2

It was in Harlem in the early 1930s that she started singing for tips in various night clubs. According to legend, penniless and facing eviction, she sang "Body and Soul" in a local club and reduced the audience to tears. She later worked at various clubs for tips, ultimately landing at Pod's and Jerry's, a well known Harlem jazz club. Her early work history is hard to verify, though accounts say she was working at a club named Monette's in 1933 when she was discovered by talent scout John Hammond.[2]

Hammond managed to get Holiday recording sessions with Benny Goodman and booked her for live performances in various New York clubs. In 1935 her career got a big push when she recorded four sides that became hits, including "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" and "Miss Brown To You". This landed her a recording contract of her own, and from 1935 to 1942 she laid down masters that would ultimately become an important segment of early American jazz. Sometimes referred to as her "Columbia period" (after her record company), these recordings - made for subsidiary labels including Okeh, Vocalion, and Brunswick - represent a large portion of her total body of work.

During this period, the American music industry was still segregated, and many of the songs Holiday was given to record were intended for the black jukebox audience. She was often not considered for the 'best' songs of the day, which were reserved for white singers. However, Holiday's style and fresh sound soon caught the attention of musicians across the nation, and her popularity began to climb. Peggy Lee, who began recording with Benny Goodman in the early 1940s, is often said to have emulated Holiday's light, sensual style.

In 1936 she was working with Lester Young, who gave her the now-famous nickname "Lady Day" (Holiday would in turn begin calling Lester Young "Prez"). Holiday joined Count Basie in 1937 and Artie Shaw in 1938. She was one of the first black women to work with a white orchestra, an impressive accomplishment at the time. Billie's Blues, a biography by British jazz historian John Chilton, details this period of her life

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Answer 3

In the 1920s and 1930s, Harlem was the largest Black urban community in the country. As part of the Great Migration, many African Americans moved to Harlem sharing common experiences that sparked a cultural rebirth. Ella, like a lot of other singers, dancers, poets, and writers was a contributing factor to to the culture rebirth.

Answer 4

Duke Ellington is one of the best guys for music!@!@!@!@!@!@!@

Answer 5

Poetry