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joaquinhighroller

caroldanversenthusiast

please i can’t stop watching this

thechanelmuse

Hazel Scott playing two pianos at the same damn time with ease

erinbowbooks

Hazel Scott was a musical sorcerer and a civil rights hero. She:

was admitted to Julliard at 8.

was performing in top venues by 16.

pioneered “swinging the classics” and made the equivalent of a million dollars a year doing it.

was the first person of color to have their own national TV show.

went to Hollywood but refused to be cast as a “singing maid.” Demanded and got control over her casting, her wardrobe, and how footage featuring her was cut.

refused to perform in segregated venues and led charges for integration in several northern cities, notably Spokane.

She was brought down by the House Committee on Unamerican Activities, and has been largely forgotten. But she was a sorcerer, and a hero.

domduongart

@theladyragnell

violent-darts

Let’s un-forget her.

thechanelmuse

Shout out to Alicia Keys for mentioning the late great Hazel Scott and paying homage to her at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards by playing renditions of various songs on two pianos at the same damn time.