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Directors: Fred Waller Actors:
Duke Ellington Billie Holiday Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker Barney Bigard Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life 1935

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A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life.

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