Music soothes the soul and can cross racial lines. When a supreme hostess introduces an international guest to one local style, a new media sensation is created.

Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a reception for famed French composer Maurice Ravel. The entertainment includes the best of the Harlem Renaissance including Hall Johnson and his choir.

Other people and subjects include: Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Walter Damrosch, Feodor Chaliapin, George Gershwin, Savoy Ballroom, Oregon frontier to opera star Cobina Wright, Spirituals in France, jazz, Bessie Smith, Green Pastures film, Porgy & Bess musical, Dumbo, best day of stock market before the Crash, and work and work experiences with Spirituals history, Swings, and early jazz music.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Bessie Smith ST LOUIS BLUES 1929 on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIWkANToPA
Public Domain Movies
https://publicdomainmovies.info/st-louis-blues-1929-musical/
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00063365/

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St. Louis Blues with Bessie Smith is in the public domain and provided by the Library of Congress.
All other archival music is provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Swingin’ The Blues by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Perfect Blues
Section 1 Music: St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith & Hall Johnson Choir, 1929 Film St. Louis Blues
Section 2 Music: The Charleston by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 3 Music: Swinging at Maida by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Jazz Age!
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands