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Black Bottom (other)
Black Bottom may refer to: *Black Bottom, Alabama *Black Bottom, Detroit, former neighborhood * Black Bottom, Kentucky, in Harlan County, Kentucky * Black Bottom Historic District, in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky *Black Bottom, Philadelphia, former neighborhood *Black Bottom, West Virginia *Black Bottom (dance) *"Black Bottom", 1982 single by The Troggs See also *"Black Bottom Stomp", jazz composition *Black bottom pie Black bottom pie is a type of pie originating in the United States that features a layer of chocolate pastry cream or pudding, the "black bottom," topped with whipped cream or meringue. The single crust is pre-baked and of variable composition, but ...
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Black Bottom, Alabama
Black Bottom is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States, located near the junction of Interstate 65 and Alabama State Route 91, east of Colony In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the ''metropole, metropolit .... References Unincorporated communities in Cullman County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{CullmanCountyAL-geo-stub ...
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Black Bottom, Detroit
Black Bottom was a predominantly black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The term has sometimes been used to apply to the entire neighborhood including Paradise Valley, but many consider the two neighborhoods to be separate. Together, Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were bounded by Brush Street to the west, the Grand Trunk railroad tracks to the east, south to the Detroit River, and bisected by Gratiot Avenue. The area north of Grand Boulevard was defined as Paradise Valley. Although the name "Black Bottom" is often erroneously believed to be a reference to the African-American community that developed in the twentieth century, the neighborhood was actually named by early French colonial settlers for the dark, fertile topsoil found in the area (known as river bottomlands). Binelli, p. 20. "The name was not as racist as it sounds: the area was originally named by the French for its dark, fertile topsoil." During World War I, Black Bottom was home to many East ...
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Black Bottom, Kentucky
Black Bottom is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Black Bottom is located along Kentucky Route 38 Kentucky Route 38, also known as KY 38, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Part of the State Secondary System, it runs east from U.S. Highway 421 in Harlan east via Brookside, Evarts, Benito, Black Bottom, and Holmes Mill to t ... east-northeast of Evarts. References Unincorporated communities in Harlan County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{HarlanCountyKY-geo-stub ...
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Black Bottom Historic District
The Black Bottom Historic District is a historic African American community located in Russellville, Kentucky. It is bounded by E. 5th and 7th Sts., Bowling Green Rd. and Morgan St. Civil rights activist Charles Neblett Charles "Chuck" Neblett (born 1941) is a civil rights activist best known for helping to found and being a member of The Freedom Singers. Early life and activism Neblett hails from Cairo, Illinois. He took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement ... worked in the neighborhood. References National Register of Historic Places in Logan County, Kentucky African-American history of Kentucky Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Neighborhoods in Kentucky Russellville, Kentucky {{LoganCountyKY-NRHP-stub ...
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Black Bottom, Philadelphia
Black Bottom was a predominantly African American and poor neighborhood in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was mostly razed for urban renewal in the 1960s. Location Black Bottom sat between 40th and 32nd streets in West Philadelphia. SourcesDr. Palmer's Student's wordpress siteBlack Bottom/ref> Mosaic depicting Black Bottom at University City High School disagree on its northern and southern boundaries, but the neighborhood is generally understood to have been north and separate from the campus of the University of Pennsylvania and south of the Mantua and Powelton Village neighborhoods. At least one source says "Black Bottom" was understood to mean blocks north of Lancaster Avenue, while blocks south of it were referred to as "the Bottom". Before it was called Black Bottom, the area was once part of or overlapped places called Blockley, Hamilton Village, West Philadelphia Borough, and Greenville. Following the displacement of thousands of residents in the 1960s, the area i ...
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Black Bottom, West Virginia
Black Bottom is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Black Bottom is located along West Virginia Route 73, west of Logan, West Virginia, Logan. It is part of the Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia, Mount Gay-Shamrock census-designated place. References

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Black Bottom (dance)
The black bottom is a dance which became popular during 1920s amid the Jazz Age. It was danced solo or by couples. Originating among African Americans in the Deep South, rural South, the black bottom eventually spread to mainstream American culture and became a Novelty and fad dances, national craze in the 1920s. The dance was most famously performed by Ann Pennington (actress), Ann Pennington, a star of the Ziegfeld Follies, who performed it in a Broadway show, Broadway revue staged by Ziegfeld's rival George White (producer), George White in 1926. Origins The dance originated in New Orleans in the first decade of the 20th century. Jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton wrote the tune "Black Bottom Stomp", its title referring to the Black Bottom, Detroit, Black Bottom area of Detroit, Michigan, Detroit. Sheet music from the mid-20s identifies the composers as Gus Horsley and Perry Bradford and claims the dance was introduced by the African-American dancer and choreographer ...
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The Troggs
The Troggs (originally called the Troglodytes) are an English garage rock band formed in Andover, Hampshire in May 1964. Their most famous songs include the US chart-topper " Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" and "Love Is All Around", all of which sold over 1 million copies and were awarded gold discs. "Wild Thing" is ranked No. 257 on the ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock.Laing, Dave (1985). ''One chord wonders: power and meaning in punk rock''. p.12, Open University Press History Reg Presley (lead vocals) and Ronnie Bond (drums) were childhood friends and in the early 1960s formed an R&B band in their home town of Andover. In 1964 they were joined by Pete Staples (bass) and Chris Britton (guitar) and became the Troggs. They were signed by Larry Page, manager of the Kinks, in 1965. They recorded on Page's Page One Records, and Page also leased them to CBS for the debut single "Lost Gi ...
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Black Bottom Stomp
"Black Bottom Stomp" is a jazz composition. It was composed by Jelly Roll Morton in 1925 and was originally entitled "Queen of Spades". It was recorded in Chicago by Morton and His Red Hot Peppers, for Victor Records on September 15, 1926. __TOC__ Technique The recording has many features that are typical of the New Orleans style: *the frontline of trumpet, clarinet and trombone and rhythm section comprising piano, banjo, double bass and drum kit *the structure, derived from multi-thematic ragtime structures, with a transitional interlude leading to a new key *collective improvisation ensemble sections, the main melody woven together with a counter-melody and the accompaniment *the counter-melody relies upon scalar patterns and arpeggios *the instrumental performance techniques such as the trombone counter-melody glissandos, sometimes known as "tailgating" *the percussive "slapped" bass used to help keep time in the rhythm section. Structure John Szwed notes that in "Bla ...
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