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circuits as a comedian and as a singer, noting that Abbott and
Costello also got their start the same way. Randolph took a four-year hiatus from show business in 1932; she married and helped her husband run their restaurant in New York called The Clam House, which was a favorite of those in the
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Cincinnati while working as a musician in Ohio's Lyric Theatre. These are the only known rolls recorded by a black female pianist. Randolph did her work for the company under the name Mandy Randolph. She is shown as the performer of "The Yellow Dog Blues", by
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in 1919, Vocalstyle roll # 11562. Randolph also wrote music she recorded for the
Vocalstyle company; she is shown as both the performer and composer of "I'm Gonna Jazz My Way Right Straight Thru Paradise", and as the co-author of "Cryin' Blues" with H. C. Washington.
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155:(September 2, 1896 – August 24, 1967) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American performer to star in a regularly scheduled network television show, appearing in
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soon followed. Around the same time, Randolph broke into radio, helped by people she met at The Clam House, who got her a
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Randolph family moved frequently. At the age of 14, Randolph began earning extra money playing the piano and organ in
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until 1930, following that with work in Europe and England for a year.
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in 1956, playing the role of the folk heroine Annie Christmas in
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club called The Black Cat. She continued recording for
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271:. Randolph then worked in musicals at New York's
838:"MIDI file of Mandy Randolph-'Yellow Dog Blues'"
1971:"Stars shine tonight to salute Community Chest"
1873:. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 20–21.
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1427:"'Black Network' Shows on Screen at the Harlem"
1324:"Something In My Eye-Amanda Randolph Orchestra"
664:"Does Radio Give Our Performers a Square Deal?"
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913:"Blues & Jazz Obscurities (1923–1931)"
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1659:"Morton Downey Sings Tunes of 'Ould Sod'"
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1044:. The Telegraph-Herald. February 4, 1925
964:"Finding Aid for the Gennett Collection"
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2338:Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1682:Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007).
1375:"Bluebird numerical listings 6500-7000"
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16:American actress and singer (1896–1967)
1935:Sterling, Christopher H., ed. (2003).
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938:"Gennett 5000-5500 Numerical Listings"
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1838:. University of Texas Press. p.
1707:Coleman, Robin R. Means, ed. (1998).
1638:from the original on November 2, 2010
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1299:"Night Clubs To Broadway In 26 Years"
790:"Amanda Randolph Clinches Radio Role"
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1750:. The Scarecrow Press. p. 584.
1473:. BlackPast.org. December 31, 2008.
1173:. The Afro American. August 22, 1931
209:of hot jazz and blues music for the
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1778:Handelman, Jay (February 8, 2000).
1744:Fearn-Burns, Kathleen, ed. (2005).
1536:. The Afro American. April 13, 1940
1429:. The Afro American. April 18, 1936
1219:"'Love Thieves' Not Musical Comedy"
1117:. The Afro American. April 26, 1930
2345:"Lying Lips (1939)" at Archive.org
1938:Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set
1657:Steinhauser, Si (March 17, 1944).
1136:Peterson, Bernard L., ed. (1993).
1066:. The Afro American. July 14, 1928
1022:. The Afro American. June 18, 1927
985:Peterson, Bernard L., ed. (1997).
261:, whom she later appeared with on
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2021:Crosby, Joan (November 6, 1967).
1686:(9th ed.). New York: Ballantine.
1377:. Online Discographical Project.
940:. Online Discographical Project.
891:"The History of Piano Jazz, CD 1"
869:""Cryin' Blues" - Mandy Randolph"
315:Amanda Randolph as "Beulah" with
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1998:. DigitalDeliToo. Archived from
1996:"CBS Radio Workshop-Program #38"
1969:Ford, Del (September 27, 1953).
1142:. Greenwood Press. p. 560.
1042:"Musical Comedy Coming to Grand"
991:. Greenwood Press. p. 336.
127:Harry Hansberry (m.?–1961)
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1351:. Dismuke Radio. May 27, 2004.
1297:Mason, Ralph (April 21, 1959).
1193:"Amusements-Vaudeville At Park"
1171:"Billy Mitchell Now On The Air"
840:. pianola.co.nz. Archived from
814:. pianola.co.nz. Archived from
788:Dier, Richard (July 17, 1945).
662:Rea, E. B. (January 10, 1948).
125:Arthur Sherman (m.1918–?)
2627:American vaudeville performers
2180:New York Beat: Amanda Randolph
1557:"Cavalcade Scores On Broadway"
1271:Ross, George (July 19, 1938).
966:. Online Archive of California
758:"Stage Gossip-Cincinnati Ohio"
513:Randolph in the title role of
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2692:20th-century American singers
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2632:American television actresses
2612:American burlesque performers
2597:American women jazz musicians
1780:"The fight for TV With Color"
1601:"Radio Log-December 10, 1944"
1555:Wilson, Cleon (May 5, 1942).
760:. The Freeman. March 27, 1915
535:The Legend of Annie Christmas
205:, where she recorded several
2662:Jazz musicians from Kentucky
1581:. museumoffamily history.com
1403:. KBRD Radio. Archived from
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332:. She went on to do several
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201:. Around 1919, she moved to
184:who also became an actress.
2119:Bogle, Donald, ed. (2006).
1941:. Routledge. p. 1696.
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1064:"This Week In The Theatres"
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2228:. McFarland. p. 613.
1713:. Routledge. p. 384.
1505:. McFarland. p. 461.
687:"Madame Queen Joins Cosby"
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1499:McCann, Bob, ed. (2009).
1301:. Baltimore Afro-American
1115:"Amanda is Toast Of Ship"
604:Forest Lawn Memorial Park
560:The Barbara Stanwyck Show
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2203:. Jet. September 7, 1967
1904:Harlem Renaissance Lives
893:. MusicWeb International
871:. MusicWeb International
738:. Jet. December 31, 1953
349:The Notorious Elinor Lee
109:Actress, singer, pianist
2642:American film actresses
2617:Gennett Records artists
2023:"Old Pals Rejoin Danny"
1349:"Hit of the Week-Extra"
691:The Evening Independent
480:TV program for DuMont,
278:Randolph worked on the
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2222:Wilson, Scott (2016).
2100:. Jet. August 28, 1966
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264:The Amos 'n' Andy Show
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2076:. Jet. July 28, 1966
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1277:The Pittsburgh Press
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1199:. September 26, 1932
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2052:. Jet. May 19, 1955
2002:on January 15, 2015
1559:. The Afro American
1449:"The Black Network"
1246:"My Harlem Reverie"
1244:Pfeffer, Murray L.
792:. The Afro American
712:"The Five Red Caps"
666:. The Afro American
594:Randolph died of a
582:'s most famous gay
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1451:. Weird Wild Realm
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1225:. December 9, 1930
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1849:978-0-292-70626-2
1805:"Primetime Blues"
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1471:"Amanda Randolph"
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