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A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life streaming . Photo : Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life date 1935-09-12
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Duke Ellington , Billie Holiday , Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker , Barney Bigard , Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton ,
