Ad: Sonny Blount and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943) (3)
Title
Ad: Sonny Blount and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943) (3)
Subject
Description
Newspaper advertisement for Sonny Blount's "New Style Rhythm Band" at the Grand Terrace, 1943. Featured performers include singer Fletcher "Hootie" Myatt (misidentified here as Fletcher Myles); the "Famous Female Impersonator" Chick; and the shake-dancing Madame Twannie. Similar advertisements, accompanied by photos of a "typical" Grand Terrace scene, 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, October 23, 1943.
Date
1943-10-23
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
Collection
Citation
“Ad: Sonny Blount and Others at the Grand Terrace (1943) (3),” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 1, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1385.