Josephine Baker

ALoveliness of you
BAfraid to Dream

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: DB1742
Genre: Voice
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #7422

Josephine Baker, the Paris-based African-American entertainer and jazz singer, on Columbia DB1742: 'Loveliness of You' and 'Afraid to Dream'. Baker was one of the great stars of the 1920s and 1930s, famous for her performances at the Folies Bergère and her recordings for major labels.

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