Count Basie: Jan. 2, 1959 ... Ninety years ago, Amateur Night began at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and nothing was ever ...

Featuring the musical and comedic talents of African-American performers for decades, the landmark Harlem theater transformed ... people away from a sold-out Count Basie show that the paper ...

New York’s Apollo Theater defies a brief summary. Consider that the fabled edifice on 125 th Street in Harlem has for more than 90 years has been the ne plus ultra showcase for Black talent. Names ...