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Spencer Williams, Herb Jeffries, July Jones, The Four Tones, Lucius Brooks
Spencer Williams Collection - 4 Movies
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
DVD
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Spencer Williams, Stepin Fetchit, Moms Mabley, Herb Jeffries, Tarzana
Race Movies: Harlem Rides the Range/Moon Over Harlem/Big Timers/Dirty Gertie From Harlem, USA
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
DVD
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Vintage Apollo Theater Rhythm and Blues Revue - Starrring Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Herb Jeffries, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat ‘King' Cole, Cab Calloway and More
DVD
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Sharon Kent, Rita Bennett (III), Lucky Kargo, Bunny Ware, Larry Reed (II), Johnnie Decker, Tempest Storm
The Love Cult / Mundo Depravados (1966)
DVD (Written and directed by Herb Jeffries)
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Lionel Hampton, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Freddie Robinson
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) [Remastered Edition]
A2ZCDS.com
DVD
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Alan Alda, Roddy McDowall, Debbie Reynolds, Herb Jeffries
Keepers of the Frame (1999)
VHS
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Herb Jeffries
"The Bronze Buckaroo"
Herbert Jeffries or Jeffrey
Umberto Ballentino
Singer, Actor, Director, Writer, Composer
(1913 - 2014)
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Herb Jeffries was a singing star with Earl “Fatha” Hines before he became the “Bronze Buckaroo,” starring in all-black Hollywood westerns as Herbert Jeffrey. He helped raise money to make the films in which he was billed as “The Singing Cowboy.” He made four films between 1937 and 1939 when Duke Ellington heard him at the Apollo Theater and hired him. His rich baritone and huge range made him a popular singer, and he stayed with the band until 1943. “Flamingo” became a nickname for him because of his rendition of that song. He is also closely associated with “Satin Doll,” and he introduced “Angel Eyes” with the band. In 1941 he appeared in the stage show Jump for Joy. After service in WWII, Jeffries settled in France where he owned a nightclub. After returning to the U.S. he was in a plane accident in 1948. Pain from his injuries led him to study with the Indian spiritualist who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship and who taught him yoga and healing practices.
Up until the time of his death Jeffries led an active life, making public appearances to support school music programs and raise money for band instruments.
- Sandra Burlingame
Note: Many source show Jeffries’ birth year as 1911. A visitor to this website sent the following correction:
The discrepancy about his birth year stems from a little fib he told many years ago, when he was too young to perform in nightclubs. He added two years to his age to get a job, and that fib took on a life of its own, so much so that Herb came to believe it himself. In more recent years, Herb located his original birth certificate which indicated 9/24/1913 as his true DOB. Thank you for your attention.
Damon Leigh, Studio City, CA
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