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The musical comedy Between The Devil, with lyrics by Howard Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 93 performances. Boogie woogie piano masters Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis are among the artists appearing in the first Spirituals To Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Famed Chicago-born boogie-woogie pianists Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis take part in the From Spirituals To Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, with Pete Johnson. This show is often credited with having started the craze for boogie woogie music.
Big Bill Broonzy plays in the From Spirituals To Swing concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Sidney Bechet, Count Basie, Meade 'Lux' Lewis, Pete Johnson, Helen Humes, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Turner, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sonny Terry others play in the From Spirituals To Swing concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. The event, organised by record producer John Hammond, is dedicated to singer Bessie Smith, who died a year before in a car accident in Virginia.
Boogie woogie piano masters Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis are among the artists appearing in the first Spirituals To Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.