The Cotton Club (nightclub)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Cotton_Club_(nightclub)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nightclub
gptkbp:address	gptkb:142nd_Street_and_Lenox_Avenue,_Harlem,_Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:closed	1940
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	major influence on jazz and popular music helped launch careers of many African-American artists
gptkbp:depictedIn	gptkb:The_Cotton_Club_(1984_film) various books and documentaries
gptkbp:famousFor	jazz music African-American performers
gptkbp:feature	chorus girls revue-style shows
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Owney_Madden
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Cotton Club (nightclub)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:Cotton_Club_Parade_(musical_revue) other jazz clubs in New York City
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Harlem,_Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:movedTo	gptkb:Broadway_and_48th_Street,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notableEvent	Prohibition-era speakeasy site of organized crime activity
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Al_Capone gptkb:Dutch_Schultz gptkb:Lucky_Luciano Hollywood celebrities New York socialites
gptkbp:notablePerformer	gptkb:Billie_Holiday gptkb:Duke_Ellington gptkb:Louis_Armstrong gptkb:Nat_King_Cole gptkb:The_Nicholas_Brothers gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald gptkb:Cab_Calloway gptkb:Duke_Ellington_Orchestra gptkb:Sidney_Bechet gptkb:Count_Basie gptkb:Ethel_Waters gptkb:Lena_Horne gptkb:The_Dandridge_Sisters gptkb:Don_Redman gptkb:Adelaide_Hall gptkb:Jimmie_Lunceford gptkb:Ivory_Joe_Hunter gptkb:Mills_Brothers Bessie Smith Eubie Blake Fats Waller
gptkbp:opened	1923
gptkbp:segregationPolicy	African-American performers, white-only audience
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Cotton_Club_(1984_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6