Provided venue for Billie Holiday to sing "Strange Fruit" (1939)
Notable work
Café Society
Spouse
4 (last Terry Trilling-Josephson)
Family
5 siblings including Leon Josephson
Barney Josephson (February 1, 1902 – September 29, 1988) was the American founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village, New York's first integrated nightclub. Opening artists in 1938 included Billie Holiday, who first performed the song "Strange Fruit" there.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Goldsmith, Melissa U. D.; Wilson, Paige A.; Fonseca, Anthony J. (October 7, 2016). The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 172. ISBN 9781442269873. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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Josephson, Barney; Trilling-Josephson, Terry (2009). Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People. University of Illinois Press. pp. 3–243 (Cafe Society), 269–330 (Cookery). ISBN 9780252095832. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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"Leon JOSEPHSON (1) / Barney JOSEPHSON (2), alias (1) Bernard A HIRSCHFIELD: Latvian". National Archives. March 30, 2004. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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Leon Josephson was born in Liepāja, Latvia, Russian Empire, on June 17, 1898, one of six children: Ethel, David, Louis, Lillie, Leon, and Barney. His...
BarneyJosephson. Café Society showcased African American talent and was intended to be an American version of the political cabarets that Josephson had...
to his friends), created by press agent Ivan Black at the behest of BarneyJosephson, the proprietor, who felt that "Sam Mostel" was not appropriate for...
by BarneyJosephson. Café Society showcased African American talent and was intended to be an American version of the political cabarets Josephson had...
performed it at Madison Square Garden. One version of events claims that BarneyJosephson, the founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village, New York's first...
performed at teachers' union meetings. It was eventually heard by BarneyJosephson, the proprietor of Café Society, an integrated nightclub in Greenwich...
integration. Concert promoter and record producer Norman Granz and BarneyJosephson, who opened the first integrated night club Café Society, broke down...
New York integrated nightclub, Café Society owned and operated by BarneyJosephson. He was a unique blend of the earlier style of the Yiddish theater...
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Hunter to sing and connected her with the owner of Cafe Society, BarneyJosephson. Josephson offered Hunter a limited engagement at his Greenwich Village...
and classical music in various nightclubs. Thanks to the vision of BarneyJosephson, the owner of Café Society, to establish a venue where artists of all...
black locals. The club closed in 1940. Cafe Society was opened by BarneyJosephson (1902-1988) in a basement at 2 Sheridan Square in New York City in...
Meanwhile, BarneyJosephson again asked Hall to return to Uptown Café Society with a new band. Business worsened, however, and Josephson closed Uptown...
on January 6, 1925, in Jersey City, New Jersey. She auditioned for BarneyJosephson, who offered her an opportunity to perform at his Greenwich Village's...
Cookery, a new club run by her former boss from the Café Society, BarneyJosephson. That engagement too, was recorded. Williams had a two-piano performance...
nightclub owned by BarneyJosephson. He often appeared on a program with Art Tatum. Later, in the 1970s, Price played at BarneyJosephson's restaurant, the...
told him Cafe Society, an interracial cabaret founded in New York by BarneyJosephson, was planning a revue. Hughes sent twenty skits, including, Run, Ghost...
1988 in jazz, deaths of Al Cohn, Al Hall, Alan Shorter, Allan Reuss, BarneyJosephson, Bill Beason, Billy Butterfield, Charlie Rouse, Chet Baker, Dannie...
"Aquarius" for Josh White and Eartha Kitt; and "Pisces" for Al Hall and BarneyJosephson. While Williams appeared pleased with the recording for Asch, she had...
Hunter fell and broke her hip. She was sought out by the club's owner BarneyJosephson, who tried to fill Hunter's absence with some other singers which did...
Cecil Irwin, American reedist and arranger (died 1935). Unknown date BarneyJosephson, founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village (died 1988). Shirley...
Garry's neighbor, Josh White, recommended him to BarneyJosephson, Cafe Society's founder and owner. Josephson employed him as a stagehand, and soon promoted...
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