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Memories that include popular ballrooms like The Cotton Club, The Savoy and The Renaissance.. Gather here to explore and contribute to yet another feature from.... Out Of The Past .

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I'm reinventing a Grand Opening for The Cotton Club, sort'a like an Out Of The Past and into the future kind of thing..smile
..of course we all know that golden era cannot be duplicated,but nobody said I couldn't reinvent it a little..yeah!

..still--this is 'my'way of saying a hearty WELCOME to future Group Members!

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I Remember The Regal

Started by Edie Antoinette. Last reply by Edie Antoinette Mar 11, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes

THE SAVOY SERIES-THE HOUSEBANDS(Under Construction)

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Comment by Edie Antoinette on September 1, 2008 at 8:16pm: Being born in 1951, I was around when the Big Bands played--but was too little to really get into it..shoot! I do remember talk of The Big Ballrooms though, and personally visited the Regal many times. I saw Pearl Bailey live there. Let me go find Larry Darnell..and see this foiness you talkin bout...lol

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