Rhumboogie Café

The Rhumboogie Café was a nightclub in Chicago that existed from 1942 to 1947, which included a short-lived record label.

The nightclub

The Rhumboogie Café, which was also referred to as Rhumboogie Club was a nightclub in Chicago, which was located at the 343 East 55th Street, and a popular venue for artists from the fields of blues, jazz, bebop and rhythm and blues was. Opened in April 1942 night club was Charlie Glenn and the boxing champion Joe Louis. After a fire the club was forced to close on December 31, 1945 and was re-opened in June 1946, but was not able to connect to its former importance and was closed in May 1947.

Predecessor of Rhumboogie Café was also located at 343 East 55th Dave 's Cafe Acute, which was opened in May 1934 and was continued after his sale as Swingland Cafe acute; were shown Black and Tan shows and revues of producer Joe " Ziggy " Johnson. In the club were, inter alia, on the bands of Horace Henderson, Jimmy Noone and Johnny Long. In June 1940, joined the club for a while was continued as Dave 's Café in July 1940 but closed already back in February 1942.

On April 17, the club was re-opened as Rhumboogie Cafe with an elaborate show; at the first show, Tiny Bradshaw appeared with his orchestra, plus a Review of comedians, dancers and singers took place. The show was again produced by Joe " Ziggy " Johnson, who had previously worked in the Paradise of St. Louis.

" Figurehead " and co-owner of the club was the boxing champion Joe Louis; but because he did not understand much of the business, was the actual manager Charlie Glenn, who, however, retired in 1946. As an arranger Glenn had engaged the pianist Marl Young, who worked at the New Club Plantation before. In addition to Tiny Bradshaw came in Rhumboogie Café and T -Bone Walker, accompanied by the Milt Larkin band, Fletcher Henderson, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Nat Towles, Little Miss Cornshucks, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington ( still as Ruth Lee Jones appeared there ), the Jeter - Pillars Orchestra, Wynonie Harris and the so-called Dream Band from Carroll Dickerson, Charlie Parker, Eddie Johnson, Tom Archia, Marl Young and other musicians.

The Rhumboogie label

In October 1944, the Rhumboogie Recording Company started its activities as a concert of T -Bone Walker was recorded, accompanied by Marl Young, who led the Rhumboogie - house band, which also played Red Saunders. The few publications of the labels were distributed by the newly founded label Mercury. A second session of the Rhumboogie labels again with T- Bone Walker was held on 19 December 1945. As the Rhumboogie café was reopened in June 1946, there were plans to produce further recordings; the label ended, however, soon after his activities. There was still only one session with Buster Bennett, who appeared under the name of his trumpeter Charles Gray.