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Sell Hall
Sellers McKee Hall (June 15, 1888 - February 13, 1951) was the first African-American music promoter to be based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as former professional player and executive in Negro league baseball. ==Music promoter== During the 1920s and 1930s, as the manager of the city's Pythian Temple, he brought the biggest names in jazz to the city for his popular dances that drew crowds of 1,500 to 2,000. Several of the acts that Hall booked include Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Billy Eckstine, Cab Calloway and Don Redman. Hall was also a rivals with Gus Greenlee, the owner of the Crawford Grill and the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and Cumberland Posey, the owner of the Homestead Grays. During the off-season from baseball Hall worked as an nightclub manager and dance promoter. He also worked as a writer for the ''Pittsburgh Courier'' in 1912.
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