Lex from The Peony podcast joins me for a special episode celebrating Black History Month! Melissa kicks off the show by introducing Dorothy Dandridge, the first black film star to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1955. Lex introduces Tina Bell, "The Godmother of Grunge" who was the lead singer and front woman of the Seattle-based band, Bam Bam.

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In this episode, we talk about:

Dorothy Dandridge growing up as a child star during the Great Depression
Dorothy's terrible husbands and the tragedy surrounding her daughter's birth
Landing the lead role in the all-black 1954 musical adaptation, Carmen Jones
Being a famous Hollywood star and still dealing with segregation laws and racism
Tina Bell's Seattle-based grunge band called Bam Bam
Deep rooted racism in the Seattle grunge scene during the 80s and 90s
Being a talented black woman in a world of white men
The unfair handling and tragedy of Tina's death

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Watch Dorothy Dandridge in a 1942 Soundie called Cow Cow Boogie
Watch Dorothy Dandridge in a 1954 clip of Carmen Jones
Listen to Bam Bam on Spotify
Watch Tina Bell and Bam Bam perform Ground Zero in a music video

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Dorothy Dandridge & Tina Bell: Old Hollywood to the Grunge Scene