
Media Item Metadata
| Author | Drum Social Histories |
|---|---|
| Copyright | © The Drum Archive |
| Credit | Bob Gosani / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures |
| Description | Jazz on Wheels! The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! The clowns of the show, "King Jeff' mugging with a saxophone and Boney Molantoa, amused each other all the way to Durban with tall talk and acrobatics. |
| City | Johannesburg |
| State / Province | Gauteng |
| Country | South Africa |
| Filename | APN36642.jpg |
| File Type | JPG |
| File Size | 8 MB |
| Dimensions | 4000 × 3710 px |
| Date Created | 2 July 1955 |
Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 945
Jazz on Wheels! The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! The clowns of the show, "King Jeff' mugging with a saxophone and Boney Molantoa, amused each other all the way to Durban with tall talk and acrobatics.
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