The Birth of Blues
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![A program for the Boston Symphony Hall that features Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. The program includes biographies and photographs of the performers. The cover features black text and a photograph of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. The text on the cover reads: [The Birth of the Blues / Billie Holiday / Louis Armstrong / Symphony Hall, Friday, April 18 1947]. The interior pages contains additional information about the jazz musicians. The back cover is an advertisement for Eddie Levine's New Musical Cocktail Lounge. Date: 1940s. Record ID: nmaahc_2013.46.29.100.](https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/preview/YSH/YSH004/YSH004755_The-Birth-of-Blues.jpg "The Birth of Blues")
| Caption | A program for the Boston Symphony Hall that features Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. The program includes biographies and photographs of the performers. The cover features black text and a photograph of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. The text on the cover reads: [The Birth of the Blues / Billie Holiday / Louis Armstrong / Symphony Hall, Friday, April 18 1947]. The interior pages contains additional information about the jazz musicians. The back cover is an advertisement for Eddie Levine's New Musical Cocktail Lounge. Date: 1940s. Record ID: nmaahc_2013.46.29.100. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | ink on paper |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Birth of Blues program Boston Symphony Hall Louis Armstrong Billie Holiday Instrumentalists Jazz Singers |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YSH004755 | 7,007 x 9,819 pixels | 6 |
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