Bicentennial Nigger
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Bicentennial Nigger is a comedy album
by the American comedian Richard Pryor
. David Banks produced the album, while Warner Bros. Records
released the album on a cassette tape in September 1976. It is often considered one of his most influential recordings. The CD version of the album was released on 20 June 1989. It won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
.
The album was recorded in July 1976 at the Roxy Theatre
in West Hollywood, with the exception of the title track, recorded at The Comedy Store
in Hollywood in February 1976.
He performed "Acid" during his legendary appearance on Saturday Night Live
.
Comedy album
A comedy album is an audio recording of comedic material from a comedian or group of comedians, usually performed either live or in a studio. Comedy albums may feature skits, humorous songs, and/or live recording of stand-up comedy performances, but the most common type of comedy albums are stand...
by the American comedian Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
. David Banks produced the album, while Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
released the album on a cassette tape in September 1976. It is often considered one of his most influential recordings. The CD version of the album was released on 20 June 1989. It won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance...
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The album was recorded in July 1976 at the Roxy Theatre
Roxy Theatre
The Roxy Theatre is located in the historic downtown section of Clarksville, Tennessee in the United States. Standing on a corner of the Public Square it offers live theater shows to the public offering a wide variety of selection in the spirit of literary theater...
in West Hollywood, with the exception of the title track, recorded at The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It has a sister comedy club in La Jolla, San Diego, California.-History:...
in Hollywood in February 1976.
He performed "Acid" during his legendary appearance on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
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Track listing
- "Hillbilly" - 2:15
- "Black and White Women" - 4:06
- "Our Gang" - 2:48
- "Bicentennial Prayer" - 6:42
- "Black Hollywood" - 5:25
- "Mudbone Goes to Hollywood" - 10:11
- "Chinese Restaurant" - 1:18
- "Acid" - 4:55
- "Bicentennial Nigger" - 2:25
- On cassette releases, "Acid" would be moved to side one after "Bicentennial Prayer" to make the content more even on each side of the tape.