Precious memories : strolling 47th Street

Authors:Glenn Dubose, Dick Carter, Val Gray Ward, Francis Ward, Colette (Performer), Jean DuShon (Performer), Kim Graham (Performer), Everett Green (Performer), Synthia Hardy (Performer), Ted Levy (Performer), Edward Richardson (Performer), Joan Walton-Collaso (Performer), Rhonda Ward (Performer), Valerie Wellington (Performer), WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Kuumba Theatre Company, Giants of Jazz (Musical group), Peabody Collection African-American History and Culture Programs, Peabody Collection Women's History and Culture Programs

Summary:"To create Precious Memories -- a tribute to the music and legendary talents of Chicago's 47th Street during its golden age -- a WTTW crew began by interviewing the surviving members of Chicago's black community involved in the birth of Chicago blues and jazz nearly half a century ago. Everyone from musicians to patrons to barkeeps offers personal anecdotes and fond remembrances of Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, and a score of others. WTTW preserves the memories of those who were there, and re-creates a famous nightclub of the day to make the music that made history."--1988 Peabody Awards entry form excerpt. The program includes performances by members of the Kuumba Theatre Company performing Chicago blues and jazz music in a re-created 47th Street nightclub