Gathering of African American entertainers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Summary: Julius Howard "Stuff" Crouch was a nightclub host in Los Angeles for many years, and friend of musicians such as Count Basie.
Harold Nicholas performed with the dancing duo the Nicholas Brothers.
Alice Key was a showgirl who later became a journalist, community activist, and political leader.
William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer.
Prince Spencer was a well known tap dancer with the Four Step Brothers.
Dorothy Dandridge was a singer and actress, and the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Carmen Jones.
Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. (Wikipedia)
Catherine Basie was the wife of Count Basie.
Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison was known best for accompanying vocalist Ethel Waters.
Description: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Standing, left to right: Louis Armstrong, "Stuff" Crouch, Prince Spencer, Harold Nicholas, Count Basie, and Harry "Sweets" Edison. The man on the far right is unidentified.
Seated, left to right: Alyce (sometimes spelled Alice) Key, Dorothy Dandridge, and Catherine Morgan Basie. The two woman on the right are unidentified.

Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Names: Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965.
Crouch, Stuff, 1900-1966
Spencer, Prince
Edison, Harry, 1915-1999
Nicholas, Harold
Basie, Catherine Morgan, 1914-1983
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
Basie, Count, 1904-1984
Key, Alyce, 1911-2010
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Entertainment; African American actresses--California--Los Angeles
African American dancers--California--Los Angeles
African American musicians
African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: YRLSC_gordonphotos_0235
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Collection 1867 Box 2 Folder 2
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0025p8wf
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