The Apollo Theater is the soul of Harlem

Apollo East THE ancient Greek God of THE sun, light, music, And prophecy. He inspired music, dance, And poetry.

THE Apollo open In 1913 during THE Vaudeville Time, just In time For THE Harlem Renaissance of THE 1920s. Back In THE day, Dewey "Pork meat" Markham became A of THE godparents of hip hop with her famous refrain, "Here come THE judge !

THE Theater began to focus on African American Talent In 1934. In THE 1940s, THE Apollo was A center For Jazz And swing. He was part of THE Black Arts Movement of THE 60s-70s, which We call Harlem Renaissance 2.0. Today THE Apollo Theater East has THE center of THE current Renaissance In Black Arts which We call THE Harlem Renaissance 3.0.

Amateur Night has THE Apollo spear THE careers of a lot stars including: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Vacation, Sammie Davis Jr., James Brown, Bill Cosby, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, D'Angelo, And Lauryn Hill. "Be GOOD Or Be Left. »

Apollo Theater253 West 125th St(between Frederick Douglas Boulevard & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard)Harlem, Manhattan

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