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{{Short description|2013 Biography of Leonard Harper}}{{Infobox book
| image = Rhythm for Sale book cover.jpg
| author = Grant Harper Reid
| isbn = 9780615678283
| pub_date = 2013
| caption = 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, 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 cabaret floorshows and black musical comedies in Harlem's [[Cotton Club]] and his mainstay [[Connie's Inn]] and the [[Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)|Lafayette Theater]].
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013, The [[Steve Vibert Pouchie Latin Jazz]] Ensemble held a book signing event for "Rhythm For Sale" about Leonard Harper at Don Coqui's restaurant in [[New Rochelle]], New York.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}▼
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 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]].
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On February 21, 2018, ''Rhythm For Sale'' won the Mid-Manhattan NAACP Branch Founder's Day Black History Month Book Award Winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepositivecommunity.com/mid-manhattan-naacp-special-black-history-month/|title=Mid-Manhattan NAACP Special Black History Month | date=March 2, 2018 |website=The Positive Community}}</ref>
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* {{cite news | title= Cosmopolitan Review: April 26 May 2 | author=Yvonne Delaney Mitchell | url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/apr/26/cosmopolitan-review-april-26-may-2/ | newspaper=[[New York Amsterdam News]]}}
[[Category:2013 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Biographies about African-American people]]
[[Category:Biographies about actors]]
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