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{{Short description|2013 Biography of Leonard Harper}}{{Infobox book
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| image = Rhythm for Sale book cover.jpg
| author = Grant Harper Reid
| isbn = 9780615678283
| pub_date = 2013
[[File:Rhythm| forcaption Sale book cover.jpg|thumb| = Book cover – interior of [[The Nest Club]] (1920s)]]▼
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'''''Rhythm For Sale''''' is a 2013 biography of performer, choreographer, and director [[Leonard Harper (producer)|Leonard Harper]]. It was written by Grant Harper Reid, Leonard Harper's grandson. It was [[self-publishing|self-published]] by Reid on [[CreateSpace]]. ''Rhythm For Sale'' has a total of 300 pages and the revised edition was published on August 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chantireviews.com/2014/12/03/an-editorial-review-of-rhythm-for-sale-by-grant-harper-reid-ph-d/|title=An Editorial Review of "Rhythm for Sale" by Grant Harper Reid, Ph.D.|first=L. Wilson|last=Hunt|date=4 December 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/grant-harper-reid/rhythm-for-sale/|title=RHYTHM FOR SALE by Grant Harper Reid - Kirkus Reviews|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/rhythm-for-sale/|title=Review of Rhythm for Sale|publisher=}}</ref> {{ISBN|9780615678283}}▼
▲[[File:Rhythm for Sale book cover.jpg|thumb|Book cover – interior of [[The Nest Club]] (1920s)]]
▲'''''Rhythm For Sale''''' is a 2013 biography of performer, choreographer, and director [[Leonard Harper (producer)|Leonard Harper]] written by Grant Harper Reid, Leonard Harper's grandson. It was [[self-publishing|self-published]] by Reid on [[CreateSpace]]. ''Rhythm For Sale'' has a total of 300 pages and the revised edition was published on August 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chantireviews.com/2014/12/03/an-editorial-review-of-rhythm-for-sale-by-grant-harper-reid-ph-d/|title=An Editorial Review of "Rhythm for Sale" by Grant Harper Reid, Ph.D.|first=L. Wilson|last=Hunt|date=4 December 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/grant-harper-reid/rhythm-for-sale/|title=RHYTHM FOR SALE by Grant Harper Reid - Kirkus Reviews|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/rhythm-for-sale/|title=Review of Rhythm for Sale|publisher=}}</ref> {{ISBN|9780615678283}}
 
The book chronicles Harper's rise from a child performer to Broadway's top black theater director. In 1921 the Schubert Brothers signed Harper with his partner and future wife Osceola Blanks to be the first Black act to tour the all-white Schubert circuit of theaters. In 1923 Harper showcased his Cabaretcabaret Floorshowsfloorshows and black musical comedies in Harlem's [[Cotton Club]] and his mainstay [[Connie's Inn]] and the [[Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)|Lafayette Theater]].
 
The book details how Harper and black filmmaker [[Oscar Micheaux]] created the first all-black talkie motion picture ''[[The Exile (1931 film)|The Exile]]'' in 1931. It also covers his appearances at Harlem's [[Apollo Theater]]. ''Rhythm For Sale'' explores the decline of Harper's career as his work became limited to small Harlem nightclubs. His 1943 death from a heart attack while rehearsing his Harperettes chorus line is covered, as is his funeral at the [[Abyssinian Baptist Church]].
 
On December 18, 2013, the [[Steve Vibert Pouchie Latin Jazz|Steve Vibert Pouchie Latin Jazz Ensemble]] held a book signing event for ''Rhythm For Sale'' at Don Coqui's restaurant in [[New Rochelle, New York]].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
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