{"product_id":"tappin-at-the-apollo-cheryl-m-willis-9781476662701","title":"Tappin' at the Apollo: The African American Female Tap Dance Duo Salt and Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the 1920s and 1930s, Edwina \"Salt\" Evelyn and Jewel \"Pepper\" Welch learned to tap dance on street corners in New York and Philadelphia. By the 1940s, they were Black show business headliners, playing Harlem's Apollo Theater with the likes of Count Basie, Fats Waller and Earl \"Fatha\" Hines. Their exuberant tap style, usually performed by men, earned them the respect of their male peers and the acclaim of audiences. Based on extensive interviews with Salt and Pepper, this book chronicles for the first time the lives and careers of two overlooked female performers who succeeded despite the racism, sexism and homophobia of the Big Band era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheryl M. Willis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476662703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476662701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Cheryl M. Willis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485288018175,"sku":"9781476662701","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c47358b-7aa1-4bcb-896a-63b79eee5258.jpg?v=1778049007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tappin-at-the-apollo-cheryl-m-willis-9781476662701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}