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Sometimes I dress up from time to time. Here I am at my friend’s wedding.
Suit: Tommy Hilfiger
Tie: Have no idea
Hair: Pompadour…tribute to the 50’s and the 60’s
Specs: Found them around Astor Place in New York
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Sarah Vaughan performing with the J. C. Heard orchestra. (1947)
Photo by Gjon Mili//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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Post reblogged from Joseph A. College
Feb. 16, 1923: Legendary Blues singer, Bessie Smith, also known as “The Empress of Blues,” records her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues” for Columbia Records on Feb. 16, 1923. The single sold 800,000 copies. “Down Hearted Blues” was posthumously inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.
Sidenote: Bessie was one of Billie Holiday’s influences.
Check out the 1923 recording of “Down Hearted Blues”:
Check out a 1929 “soundie” of Bessie Smith singing “St. Louis Blues”:
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Thanks for all of the birthday love! I’m really diggin’ these 30’s! I have a great feeling that this is going to be my year! #extremelygrateful
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Raffeal Sears covers Sam Cooke’s “There’ll Be No Second Time”
Here is a little clip of me singing Sam Cooke’s “There’ll Be No Second Time” at Sessions in Brooklyn. I apologize for the poor quality…..at least you can hear me. :)
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Another pic from my 1930’s themed photoshoot. I wish I could go back in time….they had so much style!
Photo by Cameron Powell of Cameron Powell Photography (www.cameronpowell.net)
Location: Fisk University, Nashville, TN
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