TakeatripdownthePennsylvaniaAvenueofyearspast,theheartofBaltimore’sAfrican-Americancommunity,whenthestreetsvibratedwithlifeandbass.From1930to1980,BaltimorewasakeycitytothesuccessofBlackentertainers,suchasTheInkSpots,CabCalloway,SammyDavisJr.,BillieHoliday,EllaFitzgerald,andcountlessothers,whileTheAvenue’shottestnightspotssuchasthelegendaryRoyalTheater,theRegentTheater,theSphinx,andClubCasinobumpedandjiveduntiltheearlyhoursofmorning.AlongwiththeDJSandpromoterswhohelpedcultivatethecity’smusicaltalents,andthepeoplewhowerejusttheretohaveagroovytime,African-AmericanEntertainmentinBaltimorecapturesthebrillianceofthecity’smusicalheritage.
