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Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (1980)
TV Special | 120 min | History, Music

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Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (1980)

TV Special | 120 min | History, Music

Film clips of stars like Billie Holiday and Bojangles Robinson meld nicely with burlesque skits, singing and dancing by the hosts, Billy Eckstine, Bunny Briggs, Cab Calloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Nipsey ...See moreFilm clips of stars like Billie Holiday and Bojangles Robinson meld nicely with burlesque skits, singing and dancing by the hosts, Billy Eckstine, Bunny Briggs, Cab Calloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Nipsey Russell, Doc Severinsen, Sandman Sims, the Temptations, Jack Albertson and Sarah Vaughan. Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls, Flip Wilson and Ben Vereen headline a flamboyant yet sophisticated paean to Harlem's famed music-and-comedy crucible. NBC Hope Enterprises. See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Albertson Frank Schiffman Frank Schiffman See fewer	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Bunny Briggs Self Self See fewer	Tap (1989)
Cab Calloway Self Self See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Natalie Cole Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Taxi (I) (2004)
Billy Eckstine Self Self See fewer	Fido (2006)
Gladys Knight Self (as Gladys Knight & the Pips) Self (as Gladys Knight & the Pips) See fewer	Hollywood Homicide (2003)
The Lester Wilson Dancers Themselves Themselves See fewer	Redd Foxx (1977)
The Mighty Clouds of Joy Themselves Themselves See fewer	Soul Train (1971)
Lou Rawls Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Payback (I) (1999)
Nipsey Russell Self Self See fewer	The Wiz (1978)
Doc Severinsen Self Self See fewer	Nude on the Moon (1961)
Howard 'Sandman' Sims Self Self See fewer	Tap (1989)
The Temptations Themselves Themselves See fewer	Ready Player One (I) (2018)
Sarah Vaughan Self Self See fewer	The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Ben Vereen Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	All That Jazz (1979)
Flip Wilson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Flip (1970)