Template:Did you know nominations/A. C. Bilbrew


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:06, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

A. C. Bilbrew

 * ... that South Los Angeles musician A. C. Bilbrew directed the choir that appeared as cotton pickers singing spirituals in Hearts in Dixie, one of the first all-black talkies? Source: "she has arranged spirituals for Hollywood's first all-Negro talkie, 'Hearts in Dixie'" (The Pittsburgh Courier)
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Malathi Chendur
 * Comment: For February Black History Month

Created by Penny Richards (talk). Nominated by Yoninah (talk) at 18:39, 17 February 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Interesting life, on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. - In the hook, I suggest to drop "South Los Angeles musician", in order to focus on her. How about adding the "Madame" she was known by, or some other way to say that she is a she? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:57, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * OK. Here's an alt:
 * ALT1: ... that Madame A. C. Bilbrew directed the choir that appeared as cotton pickers singing spirituals in Hearts in Dixie, one of the first all-black talkies? Yoninah (talk) 23:02, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg that's great! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:06, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Yoninah (talk) 23:08, 17 February 2019 (UTC)