Avon Long, a multifaceted performer with an impressive range of skills in both singing and dancing, achieved widespread recognition and acclaim as a featured artist at the esteemed Cotton Club in New York City during the year 1934.
It was during his tenure at the Cotton Club, a renowned entertainment venue, that Avon Long played a pivotal role in propelling the career of the illustrious Lena Horne, successfully transitioning her from a chorus line performer to a prominent featured artist.
Throughout the 1940s, a pivotal decade in the life and career of this extraordinary individual, his remarkable talents began to garner widespread critical acclaim as he assumed the legendary role of "Sportin' Life" in the iconic Broadway production of George Gershwin's masterpiece, "Porgy and Bess".
Notable highlights in Long's extensive career also comprise a range of prominent roles in numerous Broadway productions, with a particularly notable inclusion being "Bubbling Brown Sugar", thus unequivocally reinforcing his reputation as a highly skilled and adaptable performer in the realm of entertainment.
