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Thread #121107   Message #2650786
Posted By: Azizi
07-Jun-09 - 04:52 PM
Thread Name: Paul Whiteman-King of Jazz?
Subject: RE: Paul Whiteman-King of Jazz?
Here's additional information about Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Crawford Grill:

"Crawford Grill was a renowned jazz club in in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA's Hill District. Its heyday was the 1930s to 1950s.

The club was founded by Gus Greenlee, who first made his reputation as a numbers runner and racketeer, then later as the owner of the Negro League baseball team the Pittsburgh Crawfords.

Music lovers flocked to the Crawford Grill to hear Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, and other legends of jazz. White musicians who played downtown venues would go uptown to "The Grill" after their gigs to jam into the night with black musicians. The Crawford Grill was a meeting spot for people of all colors who loved jazz.

The club's fourth incarnation, which re-opened in 2003 as "Crawford Grill on the Square" at Station Square, closed in early 2006.

The Crawford Grill, which is a distinct building from the "Crawford Grill on the Square", was put up for sale in November 2006."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_Grill