Chitlin' Circuit

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical network
music venue network
gptkbp:activeDuring early 20th century
mid 20th century
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influenced American popular music
helped launch careers of major artists
gptkbp:declinedAfter late 1960s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chitlin' Circuit
gptkbp:legacy preserved in music history and culture
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nameOrigin chitterlings (soul food dish)
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:B.B._King
gptkb:Little_Richard
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:Etta_James
gptkb:James_Brown
gptkbp:notableFor providing performance venues for African-American musicians
supporting blues, jazz, R&B, and gospel music
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Apollo_Theater
gptkb:Howard_Theatre
gptkb:Regal_Theater
Club Ebony
Royal Peacock
Victory Grill
gptkbp:purpose to provide safe performance spaces during segregation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
segregation in the United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Butterbeans_and_Susie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7