Dorothy Dandridge & Tina Bell: Old Hollywood to the Grunge Scene

Lex from The Peony podcast joins me for a special episode
celebrating Black History Month! Melissa kicks off the show by
introducing Dorothy Dandridge, the first black film star to be
nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1955. Lex
introduces Tina Bell, "The Godmother of Grunge" who was the lead
singer and front woman of the Seattle-based band, Bam Bam.


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SHOW NOTES


In this episode, we talk about:


Dorothy Dandridge growing up as a child star during the Great
Depression

Dorothy's terrible husbands and the tragedy surrounding
her daughter's birth

Landing the lead role in the all-black 1954 musical
adaptation, Carmen Jones

Being a famous Hollywood star and still dealing with
segregation laws and racism

Tina Bell's Seattle-based grunge band called Bam Bam

Deep rooted racism in the Seattle grunge scene during the 80s
and 90s

Being a talented black woman in a world of white men

The unfair handling and tragedy of Tina's death






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Watch Dorothy Dandridge in a 1942 Soundie called Cow Cow
Boogie

Watch Dorothy Dandridge in a 1954 clip of Carmen Jones

Listen to Bam Bam on Spotify

Watch Tina Bell and Bam Bam perform Ground Zero in a music
video






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