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oct 5, 1927 - Show Boat, music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, based on Edna Ferber's novel, becomes first hugely popular musical comedy. Duke Ellington performs for radio from Cotton Club, nightclub in New York City's Harlem.

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