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Apollo Theatre
Apollo Theatre These artists often times played and at times competed against each other in many world renowned places such as The Cotton Club, Ed Smalls Paradise, Connies Inn, Savoy Ballroom, and The Apollo Theatre. All these famous musical landmarks held what were called Rent Parties.
The reasoning behind Rent Parties was to basically raise money because many people of the community lived compacted as young starving artist who lived in places with very high rent. The Rent Parties raised money for them to stay on top of there rent.
A lot of the popular artist listed above and more attended these Rent Parties. These parties were the real flow and feeling of the Harlem community. The parties ran til’ after hours usually. They provided music food to booze and got “down and Dirty”. If you wanted to have a real night in Harlem, it was one of these spots to go to. Most writers and well respected people of the community would not admit to attending any of these infamous Rent Parties.
The reasoning behind Rent Parties was to basically raise money because many people of the community lived compacted as young starving artist who lived in places with very high rent. The Rent Parties raised money for them to stay on top of there rent.
A lot of the popular artist listed above and more attended these Rent Parties. These parties were the real flow and feeling of the Harlem community. The parties ran til’ after hours usually. They provided music food to booze and got “down and Dirty”. If you wanted to have a real night in Harlem, it was one of these spots to go to. Most writers and well respected people of the community would not admit to attending any of these infamous Rent Parties.
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