Toast of the Town: The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson (Great Lakes Books Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814326951 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An influential insider's perspective, Toast of the Town fills a void in the documented history of Detroit's black business and entertainment community from the 1920s to the present.. As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the north, Sunnie Wilson came to Detroit from South Carolina after graduating from college, and soon became a pillar in the local music industry. He started out as a song and dance performer, but found his niche as a local promoter of boxing and musical acts.Part oral history, memoir, and biography, Toast of the Town draws from hundreds of hours of taped conversations between Sunnie Wilson and John Cohassey, as Wilson reflected on the changes in Detroit over the last sixty years. Supported by extensive research, Wilson's reminiscence is complemented by photographs from his own collection, which capture the spirit of the times
Cohassey is a freelance writer.. Sunnie Wilson still lives in Detroit and remains active in the community as president of the Twentieth Century Association, a political candidacy promotions and public relations organization, and is president of the social Detroit Idelwilders Club.John F
Five Stars great. The Mayor's platform was "A porkchop in every fridge" A Customer and Sunnie Wilson lived up to that motto by giving back generously to the black community. His motto might also have been "a bed and good meal for every musician" because he owned and operated the Mark Twain Hotel expressly for that purpose. BB King, Dizzy Gillespie,Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and many more stayed there. Sunnie . I was there Peter F. Walsh I was there. The stories are all true, Sunnie was exactly that: "sunnie", always a smile and ever dapper, he was the consumate host. The Mark Twain Hotel was a great place to meet the most famous jazz musicians in informal settings while they lounged or rehearsed. As a young, white broadcast engineer traveling with a national jaz
About the AuthorSunnie Wilson still lives in Detroit and remains active in the community as president of the Twentieth Century Association, a political candidacy promotions and public relations organization, and is president of the social Detroit Idelwilders Club.John F. Cohassey is a freelance writer.