Bricktop, queen of cafe society / by Gammy Singer ; directed by Sharon Rosewoman ; executive producer Sharon Rosewoman.

Program Title:
Bricktop, queen of cafe society / by Gammy Singer ; directed by Sharon Rosewoman ; executive producer Sharon Rosewoman.
PRA Archive #: 
KZ1768.03
Description: 

A one woman biography of Black blues pioneer Bricktop (aka Ada Smith) which follows her life from vaudeville to the owner of a Parisian nightclub and friend of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Cole Porter. The biography exmines racism and life in the pre-Civil Rights world.

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Date Broadcast on: 
KPFK, 1990.
Item duration: 
2 reels (104 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.
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Distributor: 
Los Angeles, CA: Pacifica Radio Archives
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1990.
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