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| author = Grant Harper Reid
'''Rhythm For Sale''' is a biography about the life and times of performer, choreographer, director [[Leonard Harper (producer)|Leonard Harper]].<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> Rhythm For Sale chronicles Harper rise from an unknown child performer to Broadway's top black theater director. In 1921 the Schubert Brothers signed Harper with his partner and future wife Blanks to be the first Black act to tour the all-white Schubert circuit of theaters. In 1923 Leonard Harper showcases 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]]. The tome details how Leonard Harper and black filmmaker [[Oscar Micheaux]] direct the first all-black talkie motion picture ''[[The Exile (1931 film)|The Exile]]'' in 1931 and all of his works inaugurating the [[Apollo Theater]] and the main in-house producer/director. "Rhythm For Sale" explores Leonard Harper's downfall as his work becomes limited to just small-time Harlem nightclubs. His 1943 death from a heart attack while rehearsing his Harperettes chorus line is revealed and his funeral at the [[Abyssinian Baptist Church]] is surveyed."Rhythm For Sale" was authored by Leonard Harper's grandson Grant Harper Reid. The book is in the non-fiction genre and was published by Grant Harper Reid/Createspace. The media type is in both print and E-book. Rhythm For Sale has a total of 300 pages and the revised edition was published on August 11, 2014. {{ISBN|9780615678283}}
| isbn = 9780615678283
| pub_date = 2013
| caption = Book cover – interior of [[The Nest Club]] (1920s)
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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}}▼
'''''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 February 21, 2018, Grant Harper Reid's "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 – The Positive Community|website=thepositivecommunity.com}}</ref>▼
 
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]].
 
▲On Wednesday, December 18, 2013, Thethe [[Steve Vibert Pouchie Latin Jazz]]|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}}
 
▲On February 21, 2018, Grant Harper Reid's "'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 –| Thedate=March Positive2, 2018 Community|website=thepositivecommunity.comThe Positive Community}}</ref>
 
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