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aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:04 PM Mar 2015

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Any fans of Josephine Baker?

She was one of the very first international black superstars, starting in the Roaring 20s and the first black woman to have a leading role in a major feature film.. She danced, she sang and recorded, she acted in films in the leading role. She had such showmanship. Here's a clip from her 1934 film Zou-Zou.

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Any fans of Josephine Baker? (Original Post) aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2015 OP

Yes! I am a fan n/t murielm99 Mar 2015 #1

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Skittles Mar 2015 #2

Love her, she had an interesting life. Favorite song: betsuni Mar 2015 #3

Have you heard Al Stewart's song tribute to her? Jim Lane Mar 2015 #4

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

1. Yes! I am a fan n/t

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Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:56 PM

Mar 2015

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

2. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 02:13 AM

Mar 2015

betsuni

(25,537 posts)

3. Love her, she had an interesting life. Favorite song:

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Wed Mar 11, 2015, 02:16 AM

Mar 2015

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

4. Have you heard Al Stewart's song tribute to her?

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:51 AM

Mar 2015

Lyrics available here on his website. His recording of it is on YouTube:

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