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World Service,01 Oct 2005,49 mins

Caryl Phillips On Bert Williams

The Ticket

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Bert Williams was the highest paid US entertainer in his heyday, and the first black recording star. He's also the star of Caryl Phillips' new novel, as she explains. Also on the programme: Why jazz bassist Richard Bona has been to Brazil to record his latest album.

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