Josephine Baker 1960 US Tour Program

Description

An original concert program for The Fabulous Josephine Baker 1960 tour of the US promoted by William Taub -- 20 pages including covers --- several of these songs listed in the program were recorded and released
RCA Victor Red Seal
– LM-2427
.
Haven't found another of these programs with internet research  -- also have an earlier handbill and different program to list soon
"The Fabulous Josephine Baker with Orchestra under the direction of Jo Bouillon
Orchestrations by Jo Boyer  Recorded in France
Issued with Yellow Notice Pasted onto Front Cover that reads:  DIRECT FROM PARIS!
From her smash Paris revue, "Paris Mes Amours," the legendary international star sings sophisticated French ballads - including "J'attendrai"; a hit in English, "Don't Touch My Tomatoes" and others. Brand new recordings (in Stereo too!) with superb orchestral backing. The Fabulous performing style of the incredible Josephine has to be heard to be believed."
Also have an early 1965 Coretta Scott King short west coast tour program to list soon
-
- have never seen another
even with extensive internet research over the years and the tour was described in a good article in the March 25th edition of Jet magazine pages 44 & 45 which can probably be viewed using Google books
.
In excellent condition for its age with some light general wear/handling -- please see pictures for condition and ask questions in advance if helpful.   Any small light round shadow in middle right area is just camera lens shadow not on program.
Wikipedia: "
Josephine Baker
(born
Freda Josephine McDonald
; naturalised French
Joséphine Baker
; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film
Siren of the Tropics
, directed by
Mario Nalpas
and
Henri Étiévant
.
During her early career, Baker was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the
Folies Bergère
in
Paris
. Her performance in the revue
Un vent de folie
in 1927 caused a sensation in the city. Her costume, consisting of only a short skirt of artificial bananas and a beaded necklace, became an iconic image and a symbol both of the
Jazz Age
and the
Roaring Twenties
.
Baker was celebrated by artists and intellectuals of the era, who variously dubbed her the "Black Venus", the "Black Pearl", the "Bronze Venus", and the "Creole Goddess".
[
citation needed
]
Born in
St. Louis, Missouri
, she renounced her U.S. citizenship and became a
French national
after her marriage to French industrialist Jean Lion in 1937. She raised her children in France.
She aided the
French Resistance
during
World War II
.
After the war, she was awarded the
Resistance Medal
by the
French Committee of National Liberation
, the
Croix de Guerre
by the
French military
, and was named a
Chevalier of the
Légion d'honneur
by General
Charles de Gaulle
. Baker sang: "I have two loves, my country and Paris.
Baker refused to perform for
segregated
audiences in the United States and is noted for her contributions to the
civil rights movement
. In 1968, she was offered unofficial leadership in the movement in the United States by
Coretta Scott King
, following
Martin Luther King Jr.
's
assassination
. After thinking it over, Baker declined the offer out of concern for the welfare of her children.
On 30 November 2021, she was interred in the
Panthéon
in Paris, the first black woman to receive one of the highest honors in France. As her resting place remains in
Monaco Cemetery
, a
cenotaph
was installed in vault 13 of the crypt in the Panthéon.
"