Cab Calloway contributed mainly in the area of music. He was a jazz and scat singer as well as a big band leader. His band played at the famous Cotton Club. He also acted. He appeared in an all black version of Hello Dolly and made Broadway appearances.
In the 1920s both Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to the Harlem Renaissance
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He moved to New York when he wanted to visit his son. :-D
Edward "Duke" Ellington
Check out Duke Ellington's "Isfahan."
In the 1920s both Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to the Harlem Renaissance
Marcus Garvey Duke Ellington Langston Hughes
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James Weldon Johnson Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong
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The cast of Harlem Renaissance - 2004 includes: Count Basie Cab Calloway Dorothy Dandridge as herself Duke Ellington The Mills Brothers as Themselves Fats Waller as himself
He moved to New York when he wanted to visit his son. :-D
Zora Neale Hurston, Duke Ellington, and Langston Hughes are key figures of the Harlem Renaissance, a flourishing of African American culture in the 1920s and 1930s centered in Harlem, New York City. They contributed groundbreaking work in literature, music, and the arts that celebrated African American identity and helped shape America's cultural landscape.
Langhston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston(female writer) and other people like Duke ellington and Louis Armstrong just to name a few all invovled in the (Harlem Renasssiance)
Marcus Garvey, Duke Ellington, and Langston Hughes were only a few of the contributors.
Edward "Duke" Ellington
Following are the 8 main most famous people of the era of the Harlem Renaissance :1 : Zora Neale hurston.2 : Langston hughes.3 : Duke Ellington.4 : Louis Armstrong.5 : Maya Angelou.6 : Bessie Smith.7 : Paul Robeson.8: Claude Mckay.