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The 19 pages that link to Cotton Club, each with the reason it gives.

• Harlem RenaissanceBroader topic: Its stage showcased major musicians while exposing the era’s segregated entertainment economy.

• Swing musicRelated: Its broadcasts and performances helped popularize big-band music.

• Duke EllingtonRelated: Ellington’s residency there from 1927 brought his orchestra national radio exposure.

• HarlemBroader topic: Its fame tied Harlem nightlife to both Black performance and racial segregation.

• Cab CallowayRelated: Calloway became the club’s leading bandleader after Duke Ellington’s departure.

• Fletcher HendersonRelated: Henderson’s orchestra played there, connecting its music with the city’s prominent entertainment circuit.

• The Apollo TheaterCompared with: Unlike the Apollo, it became known for racial exclusion among its patrons despite its Black performers.

• Billy EckstineRelated: Eckstine performed at the club during the period when his national profile rose.

• Bill RobinsonRelated: Robinson performed in a segregated entertainment world that included venues such as the Cotton Club.

• Dorothy DandridgeRelated: Dandridge performed there as a young entertainer within segregated nightlife.

• Harold ArlenRelated: Arlen and Koehler wrote songs for its revues, including “Stormy Weather.”

• Lena HorneRelated: Horne performed there, encountering the segregated entertainment system that shaped her early career.

• Nicholas BrothersRelated: The brothers performed there as young entertainers early in their careers.

• Ethel WatersRelated: Waters headlined the club, gaining fame within an entertainment venue shaped by segregation.

• Sister Rosetta TharpeRelated: Tharpe’s performances there brought gospel-inflected music into a prominent nightlife venue.

• Billy StrayhornRelated: Ellington’s Cotton Club broadcasts helped make the orchestra Strayhorn sought to join nationally known.

• Gregory HinesBroader topic: Hines played tap dancer Sandman Williams in this film centered on Black entertainment history.

• Bernie MacBroader topic: Mac’s work at the club helped establish him as a local comedian.

• Bob HoskinsBroader topic: Hoskins played gangster Owney Madden in this American film role.