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Charlie Chaplin. Groucho Marx. Richard Pryor.

Over the past century, few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby Jr. His successes span five decades and virtually all media, remarkable accomplishments for a kid who emerged from humble beginnings in a Philly project.

In the 1960s, his stand-up act was a coast-to-coast sensation, spawning a string of hilarious, best-selling comedy albums, which went on to win eight Gold Records, five Platinum records and five Grammy Awards. His role on TV’s I Spy made him the first African-American to co-star in a dramatic series, breaking television’s racial barrier and winning three Emmy Awards. In the 1980s, he again rocked the television world with the The Cosby Show, a gentle, whimsical and hugely successful series that single-handedly revived the family sitcom (and rescued NBC).

With hit movies like Uptown Saturday Night and best-selling books like Fatherhood, Bill Cosby is quite simply a national treasure with the unique ability to touch people’s hearts.

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Bill Cosby: If You Could Hear It, You'd Smile

Read "Bill Cosby: If You Could Hear It, You'd Smile" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Bill Cosby is a gentle giant, and not just physically. He is a powerhouse of energy and achievement. He's best known as a standup comedian non pareil. Moreover, his TV shows, such as The Cosby Show, have topped the ratings for many years, and he uses them as a way to promote racial reconciliation and disseminate a range of ideas that leaves other shows in the dust. He has won a slew of Emmy and Grammy awards. After dropping out ...

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Bill Cosby Announces The Upcoming Playboy Jazz Festival, Set For June 16th And 17th, Will Be His Last As Master Of Ceremonies

Bill Cosby Announces The Upcoming Playboy Jazz Festival, Set For June 16th And 17th, Will Be His Last As Master Of Ceremonies

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After more than 30 years, legendary comedian and jazz aficionado Bill Cosby will give up the best seat in the house and relinquish his role as Master of Ceremonies for the renowned Playboy Jazz Festival held every year in June at the Hollywood Bowl. Cosby will again emcee the upcoming Festival set for Father’s Day weekend June 16th and 17th, but will pass on the microphone after this year’s show. Almost as closely associated with the Festival as founder Hugh ...

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Bill Cosby MC Fundraiser Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund @ Le Poisson Rouge (NYC) September 15th!

Bill Cosby MC Fundraiser Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund @ Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)  September 15th!

Source: Ana Isabel Ordonez

A Ruby Flower Production Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker Street & Thompson St , NYC September 15, 2011 7:30-10:30 PM Announces Bill Cosby Master of Ceremonies Dizzy Gillespie is one of the most influential figures in many American musical forms, having first revolutionized jazz in the 40s by being one of the acknowledged inventors of bebop; and then again in the decades that followed when he championed the rich rhythms of Afro-Cuban, ...

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Bill Cosby Joins Herbie Hancock's Birthday Concert Celebrations

Bill Cosby Joins Herbie Hancock's Birthday Concert Celebrations

Source: Michael Ricci

Comedian Bill Cosby will help to celebrate pianist Herbie Hancock's 70th birthday at an upcoming concert held in the jazz icon's honour. The gig, part of New York's CareFusion Jazz Festival, is set to feature The Cosby Show star alongside trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonists Joe Lovano and Wayne Shorter. Festival producer George Wein says, “That will be a very exciting night - perhaps one of the unique nights in the history of the festival with a lot of people ...

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Music Industry

Bill Cosby Enters Rap Game

Bill Cosby Enters Rap Game

Source: JamBase

Bill Cosby Enters Rap Game

Bill Cosby, the 72-year-old comedian, sitcom, and Pudding Pop legend, is entering the rap game with Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency. Set for release digitally on October, 20 and physically on November 24, you can hear two tracks right here, right now:

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According to The Wall Street Journal ...

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Bill Cosby to Get in Some Licks on Drums at Jazz Festival

Bill Cosby to Get in Some Licks on Drums at Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz

Bill Cosby had to opt for comedy over being jazz drummer, but loves role at Playboy jazz fest (NEW YORK) Bill Cosby quips that he gave up his dreams of becoming a professional jazz drummer and turned to comedy after seeing how easily the pioneer bebop drummer Max Roach handled rhythmically complex tunes that he struggled to get through. “I finally went to see Max play and he played a song 'Parisian Thoroughfare' that Bud Powell wrote," said Cosby. “Max ...

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Bill Cosby To Perform Two Shows November 5th At Cecil's Jazz Club Tonight

Bill Cosby To Perform Two Shows November 5th At Cecil's Jazz Club Tonight

Source: All About Jazz

Legendary Entertainer Bill Cosby To Perform During Grand Opening Week At World Renowned Jazz Drummer Cecil Brooks, III's New Jazz Club In West Orange, NJ.

Cosby To Perform Two Shows November 5th At Cecil's Jazz Club. Cosby's first club appearance since the early 1970's.

Legendary entertainer and avid jazz fan Bill Cosby is scheduled to perform two standup comedy shows at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on November 5th to celebrate the official grand opening week of world-renowned jazz drummer, ...

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Legendary Entertainer Bill Cosby to Perform During Grand Opening Week at Cecil Brooks III

Legendary Entertainer Bill Cosby to Perform During Grand Opening Week at Cecil Brooks III

Source: All About Jazz

Legendary entertainer and avid jazz fan Bill Cosby is scheduled to perform two standup comedy shows at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on November 5th to celebrate the official grand opening week of world-renowned jazz drummer, producer, composer and bandleader Cecil Brooks, III's, new jazz club in West Orange, NJ, that bears his name, “Cecil's." This is Cosby's first club appearance since the early 1970's.

During Cosby's reign on the CBS Television Network, Brooks served as the drummer in the ...

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