Amateur Night at the Apollo

Ralph Cooper Presents Five Decades of Great Entertainment

• Author(s): Ralph Cooper, Steve Dougherty,
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Pages: 260
• ISBN_10: 0060160373
  ISBN_13: 9780060160371
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black , Music / Genres & Styles / General , Performing Arts / Theater / General , Performing Arts / Comedy , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies ,

Description:... For a firsthand slice (complete with photographs) of spectacular Harlem history, travel down memory lane with Ralph Cooper, the man who has been running the Apollo Theater's amateur hour since its opening day. A comulsively readable memoir going beyond great gossip to provide a long overdue tribute to Harlem's pivotal place in the music industry. Black-and-white photographs.