Trude Heller's was a club in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City and located at 6th Avenue and West 9th Street and operated from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.[1] It has been described as the only truly “in” spot in Greenwich Village.[2] Some of the acts that got their starts there were Duane and Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers, Cyndi Lauper,[3] and the Manhattan Transfer.[4]
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| Location | 6th Avenue and West 9th Street, New York, NY |
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| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Rock and roll, Rock music |
| Opened | late 1950s |
| Closed | 1980s |
History
editThe club began its days in the early 1960s as a swinging Greenwich Village discothèque, run by a tough entrepreneur named Trude Heller.
In the 1960s, go-go dancers could be seen dancing along the walls. Some of the people that danced on the floor there were Salvador Dalí, George Hamilton and Lynda Bird Johnson.[5]
The end of the disco craze in the early 1980s spelled the end of the club.[6] Nowadays, Lenny's sandwich chain is in the premises.[7]
Acts
editTwo of the house bands there were Barry and the Remains[8] and Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers.[9] Some of the headlining acts were Ben E. King, Otis Redding, and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.[10]
Other acts who have appeared there through the years have been The Loving Spoonful, who played, rushed off to the Ed Sullivan show to perform, and returned, Beastie Boys in their early days,[11] Frankie Paris and the Purple Haze,[12] Funk Steady,[13] Goldie and the Gingerbreads (featuring Genya Ravan),[14] The Scoundrels,[15] Artie Stewart[16] and Marion Taylor and the Reggie Moore Trio.[17] Jazz singer Anita O'Day and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal also appeared there.
References
edit- ^ Forgotten New York Greenwich Avenue
- ^ The New York Times News Service Syndicate NY NIGHTLIFE 1964
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ The Village Is Places, Lenny's
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ NY Curbed Wednesday, May 15, 2013, by Hana R. Alberts, Then and Now
- ^ Forgotten New York Greenwich Avenue
- ^ Funky 16 Corners Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers – I Can’t Turn You Loose
- ^ Forgotten New York Greenwich Avenue
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ New York Magazine May 25, 1970 In And Around Town edited by Ruth Gilbert Page 18
- ^ Billboard July 8th 1972 Page 16, Music from the capitals if the world
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ Billboard 25 May 1968 Page 50, International News Reports
- ^ The Villager Stewart, the ‘Heart of the Park,’ dies at 68
- ^ New York Magazine 28 Jun 1971 Page 15, After Dark