Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Art D'Lugoff, 1996.Biographical NoteNightclub owner
Scope and ContentsD'Lugoff, Art (1924-). Childhood: Brooklyn, New York; Army Air Force service World War II; BA English literature and political science New York University; early musical interests; newspaper reporting jobs in California and New York City 1950s; Greenwich Village 1950s; Beat movement; public relations Electrical Workers' Union; Circle in the Square Theatre midnight jazz series organizer 1955; Brooklyn Academy of Music jazz series organizer 1956; musician manager; concert producer; Village Gate nightclub on Bleecker Street owner 1958-1994; booking jazz, blues, folk, Latin, and satirical shows, cabaret card abolishment, integrated audiences, organized crime influence on business, nightclub business decisions, live album recordings; WRVR radio station interview show 1970s; music business changes 1950s-1990s; Village Gate at 52nd Street opening 1996; musicians and colleagues reminiscences
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1998
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