Alice Barker, famous 102-year-old dancer, releases the single “Who Do You See?” about her life.

Preserving a person's legacy is crucial, especially in Black history where contributions can be overlooked. By preserving these stories, we honor the past and inspire future generations.

Remember the 102-year-old dancer's YouTube video of her younger self dancing on film for the first time? Her video has been viewed over 40 million times and has been featured on CBS Nightly News, NBC News, Times Magazine, Good Morning America, Washington Post and BuzzFeed.

Before Alice Barker became famous through this YouTube video, she was simply an old woman living in a nursing home with stories to tell and her story to share with others.

Alice Barker was a well-known African-American dancer in the 1940s. She was the house dancer at the legendary Café Zanzibar and also performed in all of Manhattan's exclusive nightclubs with musicians such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and all the greats!

She made her television debut in the 1960s when she danced with Frank Sinatra on his television show. The Frank Sinatra Show, This made her one of the first African-American dancers to perform on television with a white man.

The new single, Who do you see? explores Alice Barker's life experience. It captures Alice's New Orleans roots while embracing the rhythm & blues genre, digging deep into her sense of forgetfulness and her hope to be remembered – even if it's just by one person. Who do you see? also represents Alice's firm belief that everyone deserves to be seen.

This single introduces the musical project about her life, entitled 'Hidden in plain sight: The story of Alice Barker. This project tells of the trials and tribulations Alice experienced before and after her fame. The music video provides a brief summary of the project. The inspiration for this project comes from a promise to Alice to continue telling her story.

Who do you see? is a multi-generational collaboration of various artists performed by Deborah Bingham, Davis Whittler and Wayne Tucker; written by Anginese Phillips; composed by Melissa Juste and Davis Whittler; engineered by Zion Mohammed and DeVonne “Knice on the Sonics”. Knights' videographer for the music video is O.KAY MOTION; cover artwork for the single release by Melissa Juste and Zion Mohammed.

Who do you see? The The single and music video will premiere on Friday, September 13, 2024 at midnight on our YouTube channel @Hidden in Plain Sight Project.

Come to our single release party on Friday, September 13, 2024 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm in New York City. For more information about the single release party, song release, interviews, song reviews and other information, please contact [email protected]

Photo credits: 1) The Zanzibeauts, Alice is third from the right. 2) Image of Alice Barker watching her younger self dance in a viral YouTube video. 3) Cover art by Zion Mohammed; Deborah Bingham as Alice Barker.