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Combined Graph record U-00730 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0329. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
uDiscover Music (Universal Music editorial), 'Showtime: A History Of The Apollo Theater' (fetched in full): the Apollo's Amateur Night competition began in 1934 (Ella Fitzgerald won on Nov 21, 1934); 'the introduction of Showtime At The Apollo... was first broadcast in 1955, with shows taped before a "live" studio audience... hosted by Willie Bryant — and laid the groundwork for future reality-television talent programs from the venue'; Amateur Night was relaunched on Christmas Eve 1985 after the theater's renovation.
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uDiscover Music (Universal Music editorial), 'Showtime: A History Of The Apollo Theater' (fetched in full): the Apollo's Amateur Night competition began in 1934 (Ella Fitzgerald won on Nov 21, 1934); 'the introduction of Showtime At The Apollo... was first broadcast in 1955, with shows taped before a "live" studio audience... hosted by Willie Bryant — and laid the groundwork for future reality-television talent programs from the venue'; Amateur Night was relaunched on Christmas Eve 1985 after the theater's renovation.
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- https://www.udiscovermusic.com/?p=1605221 (verification source · master store)
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uDiscover Music (Universal Music editorial), 'Showtime: A History Of The Apollo Theater' (fetched in full): the Apollo's Amateur Night competition began in 1934 (Ella Fitzgerald won on Nov 21, 1934); 'the introduction of Showtime At The Apollo... was first broadcast in 1955, with shows taped before a "live" studio audience... hosted by Willie Bryant — and laid the groundwork for future reality-television talent programs from the venue'; Amateur Night was relaunched on Christmas Eve 1985 after the theater's renovation.
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