Rehearsals and personality clashes took place in vast, unheated palace rooms. The French constructed a pumpkin carriage and a sequined Bugatti set and booked Josephine Baker and Rudolf Nureyev to perform. The Americans had Liza Minnelli, who gave the models a pep talk after Kay Thompson, the choreographer, stormed off. (The American stage designer measured everything in inches rather than centimeters and ended up without enough décor to fill the stage.)
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Pat Cleveland - The Cut Magazine - 8/31/21 - Photo by Rahim Fortune
Hi Fashion and Music World,
"I wanted to share this new article with Ms. Pat Cleveland and other Super-Models.. Pat is looking incredible in these photos by Rahim Fortune..... Stay tuned I have some incredible music coming your way from Pat"........ Maurice Lynch
The only way to start this story — any story, really, about the American Supermodel — is with the Battle of Versailles. The one in 1973. On one side were the French, of course: designers Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan for Christian Dior. The other, American: Stephen Burrows, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Halston, Anne Klein. Each country’s fashion royalty at the time. In theory, it was all for charity, to raise funds to restore the crumbling Versailles Palace. In reality, it was all ego.
"I wanted to share this new article with Ms. Pat Cleveland and other Super-Models.. Pat is looking incredible in these photos by Rahim Fortune..... Stay tuned I have some incredible music coming your way from Pat"........ Maurice Lynch
The only way to start this story — any story, really, about the American Supermodel — is with the Battle of Versailles. The one in 1973. On one side were the French, of course: designers Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan for Christian Dior. The other, American: Stephen Burrows, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Halston, Anne Klein. Each country’s fashion royalty at the time. In theory, it was all for charity, to raise funds to restore the crumbling Versailles Palace. In reality, it was all ego.
But that’s not why we’re here. We’re here because of ten American models — specifically, the ten Black models, out of 36 Americans total — including Bethann Hardison, Alva Chinn, and Pat Cleveland, who, spinning in layers of chiffon for Halston, owned the night. Those ten women delivered attitude, something no one had been delivering in traditionally stuffy and snoozy fashion presentations. The audience — the European beau monde — stomped their feet, threw their programs in the air, and leapt out of their seats to cheer. American models weren’t just taken seriously after that night; they were suddenly sought after.
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Pat Cleveland - Tonight Josephine - A Tribute to Josephine Baker...... Is available Now on all Digital Platforms from Maurice Lynch Music
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Pat Cleveland - Tonight Josephine - A Tribute to Josephine Baker...... Is available Now on all Digital Platforms from Maurice Lynch Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/tonight-josephine/1122370887?i=1122371081
http://mauricelynchmusic.com/tonightjosephine-patcleveland/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIcBIRS1uJE
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Alyson Williams at The Bridgeport Jazz Festival Saturday August 28, 2021
The Bridgeport Jazz Festival Committee Presents, "The Annual Bridgeport Jazz Fest!" . Enjoy a day of Jazz & Soul.
Guest Host International Jazz and R&B Recording Artists Alyson Williams will be performing. " Summer Nights in Harlem by Maurice Lynch will be in the show.
Hop on the" Summer Nights Tour" Alyson is celebrating her New Release “Summer Nights in Harlem" Harlem’s First Lady of Jazz brings a new jazz standard for love and romance. It is available on all music platforms:
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
Enjoy a great artist line up of live jazz from Sherry Winston, Steve Clarke and many many more talented artists from Connecticut!
Vendors, Music, Dancing................See you there.
Details
Date: Saturday August 28, 2021
Time:12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Bridgeport-Jazz-Fest-101915628770742/
Venue: McLevy Green
102 Bank Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604
Joséphine Baker to be first black woman to enter France's Panthéon
"CONGRATULATIONS JOSEPHINE"
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Singer,dancer and activist Josephine Baker is set to become the first black woman to be buried at Pantheon Monument in Paris - alongside Marie Curie and Voltaire...The burial will lay her to rest alongside France's most prominent individuals..Baker first left the US in the 20s to avoid racism and became a star in France..She went on to become a global sensation for her singing and dancing.
Baker used her fame to transport messages for the French Resistance in WWII and received the Legion of Honour, the highest order of merit in France.She was also a prominent civil rights icon and spoke alongside Martin Luther King Jr in 1963 in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom .
The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer the first black woman to receive the country's highest honour.
Pat Cleveland - Tonight Josephine - A Tribute to Josephine Baker...... Is available Now on all Digital Platforms from Maurice Lynch Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/tonight-josephine/1122370887?i=1122371081http://mauricelynchmusic.com/tonightjosephine-patcleveland/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIcBIRS1uJE
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58303919?fbclid=IwAR0YfZ_TxwB8YfzHpPZRR7MzWiROWsYetQkPzUBJLlWdaBxb-rIUjebofIs
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Berks Jazz Festival 2021 Celebrating their 30th Year
It was great hanging with so many Jazz Legends and a having a Jazz filled week with Alyson. Thanks to D.J. Al Taylor, D.J. Ken Spiderman Webb for all of the Radio Press coverage and Interviewing us for " Summer Nights In Harlem" and spotlighting Alyson Williams the song this entire weekend.
I will be at the Bridgeport Jazz Festival and the Waterbury Jazz Festival next weekend Alyson Williams will be performing and Dawn Tallman...I will be posting info this week.
https://berksjazzfest.com/
https://berksjazzfest.com/major-concert-schedule/
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/
Harlem Week is here! - Hear Maestro Ray Chew & Miss Alyson Williams "Summer Nights In Harlem"
Harlem Week is here! August 6th - 15th... Please join me at Grants Tomb from 12 Noon...7 PM. G. Keith Alexander and Debi Jackson will be hosting....Maestro Ray Chew will be performing with his band and Miss Alyson Williams will be in the show performing "Summer Nights In Harlem" by Maurice Lynch it is The Official Theme Song for Harlem Week 2021.
Can't wait bring your lawn chairs and get ready. Right in front of The Riverside Church. Gospel, Jazz, R&B and Soul will fill the air.
100 Nights of Summer" is going strong and "The Summer Nights Tour" with Alyson Williams. A special shout to WBLS and the Harlem Chamber of Commerce for their support of “Summer Nights in Harlem" which brings a new jazz standard for love and romance which features Harlem’s First Lady of Jazz Alyson Williams is available on all music platforms:
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
Harlem Week Dates August 6th - 15th. There are events all of over Harlem.
https://www.harlemweek.com/
Please visit me on Instagram....@mauricelynchmusic.ny
For News and Updates.... http://mauricelynchmusic.com/News.php
Alyson Williams - Summer Nights In Harlem & The Romance of You - Are Available Now on all Digital Platforms
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
Pat Cleveland - Tonight Josephine - Available Now on all Digital Platforms
https://music.apple.com/us/album/tonight-josephine/1122370887?i=1122371081
http://mauricelynchmusic.com/tonightjosephine-patcleveland/
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Maurice Lynch
Producer
Harlem Connection Radio Show- Will be featuring "Summer Nights In Harlem" to Celebrate Harlem Week
Monica " MamaSoul" Williamson will be featuring "Summer Nights In Harlem" written by Maurice Lynch and sang by Harlem First Lady of Jazz Ms. Alyson Williams. This week on The Harlem Connection the show will be all this Harlem Week.... All Harlem is a buzz " Summer Nights In Harlem" has been chosen as the 46th Official Theme Song for " Harlem Week 2021".
I would like to thank all Maurice Lynch Music Fans!!! for calling giving us so much LOVE.
Make sure you tune in Friday August 6, 2021 from 10pm - Midnight for the show
THE HARLEM CONNECTION
WBAI-99.5 FM
Fridays 10 PM - Midnight
Hosted by: DJ Black Icon 1, MamaSoul, and The L.A.W.
The Harlem Connection is a weekly radio show where a trio of music lovers joins forces with the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce to provide you the artists and the sounds that helped establish Harlem as a cultural Mecca.
The Harlem Connection features an eclectic array of artists from different areas and eras that are connected via Harlem, U.S.A.
We also give info on what’s happening Uptown and interview creators, newsmakers, entrepreneurs, and other all-around cool folks.
https://wbai.org/listen-live/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theharlemconnection/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarlemConnectFM
Alyson Williams will be performing with The Christian McBride Situation
New Englander's all roads lead to NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND this weekend for the NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL!!!!!!! ...... This is going to be a weekend to remember......I love Newport and cant wait for the festival.
Alyson Williams will be performing with The Christian McBride Situation. 100 Nights of Summer is all over New England this month and I am so grateful for " Summer Nights In Harlem's" success this summer.
“Summer Nights in Harlem" brings a new jazz standard for love and romance. featuring Harlem’s First Lady of Jazz Alyson Williams is available on all music platforms:
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
The this some tickets are still available but the main stages are SOLD OUT
See you there...............
Ms. Alyson Williams at The 19th Annual St. Albans Jazz/R&B Festival 50th Anniversary
Meet me at the 19th Annual St. Albans Jazz/R&B Festival, Celebrating Black Spectrum Theatre's 50th Anniversary Sat, July 17, 2021 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM. to support Harlem's Legendary Vocalist Alyson Williams will be performing my song “Summer Nights in Harlem" and bringing some of the best Jazz and R&B music of the evening
Hop on the" Summer Nights Tour" Alyson is celebrating her New Release “Summer Nights in Harlem" Harlem’s First Lady of Jazz brings a new jazz standard for love and romance...
Enjoy her New Release “Summer Nights in Harlem" available on all media platforms
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
See you there............... Maurice Lynch
Maurice Lynch Music Celebrates: Ms. Alyson Williams " Summer Nights Tour 2021"
Everyone at Maurice Lynch Muisc is having a incredible SUMMER Radio, Shows, and Interviews here are some of the venues you can come out and see Ms Alyson Williams.... And we are also in the studio working on more music... Keeping the magic in the air.
Get Ready for the " Summer Nights Tour" ..Coming to a city near you... Harlem's Legendary Vocalist will will be performing and bring a some of the best Jazz and R&B music this Summer......
Enjoy her New Release “Summer Nights in Harlem" Harlem’s First Lady of Jazz brings a new jazz standard for love and romance.
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
Get your tickets now.............
Maurice Lynch
Producer
Maurice Lynch Music Presents: 100 Nights of Summer with Alyson Williams & "Summer Nights In Harlem"
These past months of coming out of this Covid Pandemic it has really been super busy at Maurice Lynch Music. Special thanks to everyone working with Alyson Williams and myself on her summer campaign. We are gearing up for a busy summer full of festivals and shows.
Enjoy 100 Nights of Summer 2021. Over 100 Jazz Stations will celebrate. Legendary Harlem Vocalist Alyson Williams New Release “Summer Nights in Harlem"
Harlem’s First Lady of Jazz brings a new jazz standard for romance and love.
Check your favorite station and on air talent for show times.
Kim Scott Block Party Radio Show - Saturday 7-9pm
Allen Kepler Top 20 Countdown - Saturday 9-11pm
Mark Stanley Sound Traxx - Saturday 12-2am
Dave Koz Radio Show - Sunday 9am
Bob Baldwin Urban Jazz Lounge - Sunday 11am
Allen Kepler Smooth Jazz Classics - Sunday 1pm
Al Taylor The Groove Show - Sunday 7pm
Will Downing Wind Down Show - Sunday 8pm
Ken Spider Webb Jazz From The City - Sunday 9pm
G. Keith Alexander Harlem America - Friday 10-1pm
Doc Hardy - " Jazz on Ice- Saturday 12pm WKBS Radio 12pm
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
Sponsors - Air Spectrum for Web Net Radio, I Heart Radio, SiriusXM, Maurice Lynch Music and other streaming and media platforms
Please visit me on Instagram....@mauricelynchmusic.ny
For News and Updates....http://mauricelynchmusic.com/News.php
Alyson Williams - Summer Nights In Harlem & The Romance of You - Are Available Now on all Digital Platforms
https://songwhip.com/alyson-williams/summer-nights-in-harlem
http://www.mauricelynchmusic.com/alysonwilliamsjazz/
Pat Cleveland - Tonight Josephine - Available Now on all Digital Platforms
https://music.apple.com/us/album/tonight-josephine/1122370887?i=1122371081
http://mauricelynchmusic.com/tonightjosephine-patcleveland/
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#TheRomanceOfYou
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