Nikki O'Daniel - Harlem's Dancing Princess

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Sexy Nikki O'Daniel was a popular nightclub dancer in Harlem in the 1940's, she danced at the most popular nightclubs and in stage musicals. She also was a popular dancer in the first black soundies (music videos) appearing in close to 20. She's probably best remembered as the original Caldonia, a big hit for Louis Jordan, who he sung the hit song to while Nikki sat on a piano in the popular soundie. R.I.P. Dancing Angel.

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@tableron Год назад

100 years ago! SHE IS SO GOOD!!!

@leelarson107 4 месяца назад

Oh, she's better than THAT!

@ssn711 3 года назад

Beautiful, gracious & most talented performer...

@shirolynsmith9389 2 года назад

ooooooweeeee drop dead gorgeous

@kennygr8ify Год назад

A TRUE forties beauty!

@leelarson107 Год назад

I saw her first!

@ceemarie317 4 года назад

Hi, I'm looking for one of my distant cousins by the name of Lulu Ledbetter-Williams. She committed suicide 1928 at the age of 22. She was a member of Show Boat, singer with Ziegfeld, singer at Connie's Inn and other night clubs. I was wondering if you had any advice on how I would be able to locate her in any clips audio or video. Any suggestions are appreciated!

@MusicandDancing4Ever 4 года назад

Hi. I just looked her up and I did find an article on her passing. I will do some extensive research by looking through some of the old black newspapers like New York Amsterdam news, Chicago defender, Pittsburg courier, to see if I find anything else. Do you have any photos on her or any info on her daughter? I’m very interested now. I do research on vintage black performers. Anyway we can keep in touch, in case I find more on her? Thanks

@ceemarie317 4 года назад

@@MusicandDancing4Ever Hello again, thank you for replying so quickly. I too found that newspaper article on newspapers.com. I've been researching my ancestry for 10 years. During my research I met a woman who's hobby was ancestry and was assisting her friend (my distant cousin). My cousin did not know much about her family and wanted to know more about her aunt Lulu. We do not have any photos and I've been hoping I would a find a video clip or something. Did you want to keep in touch via email?? If so what is your email address?

@MusicandDancing4Ever 4 года назад

ceemarie317 my email is lilipeace11@gmail.com definitely want to keep in touch. When the libraries open up, I want to see if I can find something more.

@7heartsBARANSKI Год назад

Random passerby here, are there any updates on this? Have any clips been found?

@ceemarie317 Год назад

@@7heartsBARANSKI Hello, I have found photos but no videos unfortunately. Do you you know how I can find a video?

@tipofthespear1 Год назад

Really not sure who could not watch Nikki dance

@leelarson107 Год назад

Oh, yeah. I could watch her just standing still.

@alisdairmclean8605 Год назад

The pianist has ten fingers . . . on each hand.

@leelarson107 Год назад

This is a reverse-image of the original film. The piano is curved the wrong way. The alto sax man is holding the horn with his hands in the reverse position. The trumpet player is playing with his left hand on a horn which is clearly reversed. *But the girl is just fine.🤩🤩🤩🤩

@isabellemarquis7654 Год назад

What we hear is not what we see, we hear a trombone solo instead of trumpet during the first solo, and a bass player…

@leelarson107 Год назад

But remember that that trumpet is muted. That makes a difference. And sound recordings back then were more primitive than today's equipment.

@helengrigsby4838 5 лет назад

Love all the oldies. When Black people had class. Dang!!! Was born in the wrong era.

@redbone8844 3 года назад

I always say that when I see old clips I’m intrigued by the past! Especially the 20s

@archersdreams Год назад

WHAT?!

@leelarson107 Год назад

One thing I've noticed----and I watch a lot of these old film clips----is that black girls 'back then' had prettier faces, smoother skin, and nicer legs than their counterparts today. I have no answer for that question.

@ginadavis5137 Год назад

@Helen Grigsby… Black People still have LOTS OF CLASS!!! your fault if you think you were born in the wrong era because you have NO CLASS!!!!

@ginadavis5137 Год назад

@@leelarson107 You got a lot of nerve trying to BASH Black Women of today by trying to compare them with Black Women from back in the day… you HATER!!!🤮🤮