[1][2][3] ISBN 9780615678283 The book chronicles Harper's rise from a child performer to Broadway's top black theater director.

In 1923 Harper showcased his cabaret floorshows and black musical comedies in Harlem's Cotton Club and his mainstay Connie's Inn and the Lafayette Theater.

The book details how Harper and black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux created the first all-black talkie motion picture The Exile in 1931.

On December 18, 2013, the Steve Vibert Pouchie Latin Jazz Ensemble held a book signing event for Rhythm For Sale at Don Coqui's restaurant in New Rochelle, New York.

[citation needed] On February 21, 2018, Rhythm For Sale won the Mid-Manhattan NAACP Branch Founder's Day Black History Month Book Award Winner.