Ad: Sonny Blount and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943-1944) (1)
Title
Ad: Sonny Blount and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943-1944) (1)
Description
Newspaper advertisement for Sonny Blount's "New Style Rhythm Band" at the Grand Terrace, Christmas 1943. Featured performers include, in addition to Blount's band, singer Fletcher "Hootie" Myatt (misidentified here as Fletcher Myles) and "Mammy Blues Singer" Lillian Harris and her All-Star Revue. Similar advertisements, accompanied by photos of the Grand Terrace's "typical" nightlife, appeared frequently in the Weekly Review in this period. Blount -- the future Sun Ra -- would be the Grand Terrace's central weekend attraction from the fall of 1943 through spring, 1944.
Weekly Review, December 18, 1943.
Weekly Review, December 18, 1943.
Date
1943-12-18
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
Collection
Citation
“Ad: Sonny Blount and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943-1944) (1),” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 1, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1382.