Cotton Club, New York City
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The Cotton Club in New York City was a famous Prohibition-era Harlem nightclub renowned for its lavish revues, segregationist policies, and role in launching the careers of major jazz artists.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Club | 1 |
| The Cotton Club | 2 |
| Cotton Club, Harlem, New York City | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nightclub ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York City organized crime ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| broadcastHelpedLaunchCareerOf |
Cab Calloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | radio ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| closed | 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culturalMovement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Prohibition era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredBandleader |
Cab Calloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Redman NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmie Lunceford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredChoreographer |
Bill Robinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredDancer |
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Nicholas Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Bessie Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Cab Calloway NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hadAddress | 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue (original Harlem location) ⓘ |
| hadHouseBand |
Cab Calloway Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American popular music
ⓘ
Broadway-style revues ⓘ development of big band jazz ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Harlem Renaissance jazz performances
ⓘ
featuring African American performers for mostly white audiences ⓘ lavish revues ⓘ segregationist policies ⓘ |
| location | Harlem, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chorus lines of African American dancers
ⓘ
elaborate floor shows ⓘ racially stereotyped themes in shows ⓘ |
| opened | 1923 ⓘ |
| owner | Owen Madden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
African American performers
ⓘ
whites-only audience during much of its early history ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Broadway and 48th Street, Midtown Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "The Cotton Club" (1984)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous jazz histories ⓘ |
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The Cotton Club
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Cotton Club, Harlem, New York City
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Cotton Club
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The Cotton Club