About Emmanuel Taylor Gordon
Lived 1893 – 1971 (aged 78). Emmanuel Taylor Gordon was an American singer.
Emmanuel Taylor Gordon (April 29, 1893 – May 5, 1971) was an American singer and vaudeville performer associated with the Harlem Renaissance in the mid-1920s. He was born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, and moved to New York City at the age of 17. His career faded after the 1920s, and in 1959 he retired to White Sulphur Springs, where he died in 1971. In addition to his singing career, Gordon is remembered today for his 1929 autobiography, Born to Be, which recounts his youth as an Afro-American in small-town Montana, and his experiences in 1920s Harlem.
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Who was Emmanuel Taylor Gordon?
American musician (1893-1971)
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Emmanuel Taylor Gordon was born on 29 April 1893 in White Sulphur Springs.
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Emmanuel Taylor Gordon died on 5 May 1971 in White Sulphur Springs.
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Emmanuel Taylor Gordon was a singer.
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Emmanuel Taylor Gordon was American.
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