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Cotton Club |
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Cotton ClubNightclub in New York City's Harlem district in the 1920s and '30s. It opened in 1922 at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue under the management of the reputed bootlegger Owney Madden (1892–1964). It became fashionable and featured the finest African American performers in the U.S., performing for an exclusively white audience. Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, and Ethel Waters were among its featured artists. The club later moved downtown (1936–40). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Former chorus girl at The Cotton Club, featured dancer at The Apollo Theater, cast by Agnes de Mille on Broadway in Black Ritual and Swingin' the Dream, BJ Johnson began teaching in Queens during the 1940s. In between, you glimpse landmarks like the swinging Cotton Club and pickup joints like the (now defunct) Nickel Bar. The property is part of the newly energized area which boasts such notable tenants as Fairway Market, Dinosaur BBQ Restaurant and the legendary Cotton Club. |
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