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The Club DeLisa,〔(DuSable Museum )〕 also written Delisa or De Lisa, at State Street and Garfield Avenue, on the South Side, was an important nightclub and music venue in Chicago. While possibly not the most prestigious venue in the city,〔(Deffaa, Chip ''Blue rhythms: six lives in rhythm and blues'' University of Illinois Press, 1996 ISBN 0-252-02203-3, ISBN 978-0-252-02203-6 ) at Google Books〕 together with the Regal Theater and the Rhumboogie Café, the 1000-seat〔 Club DeLisa played a key role in the city's association with jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and soul music. It closed in 1958,〔(Pruter, Robert ''Doowop: the Chicago scene'' University of Illinois Press, 1997 ISBN 0-252-06506-9, ISBN 978-0-252-06506-4 ) at Google Books〕 but was re-opened as The Club in 1966.〔(Pruter, Robert ''Chicago Soul'' University of Illinois Press, 1992 ISBN 0-252-06259-0, ISBN 978-0-252-06259-9 )〕〔 == Club DeLisa == The Club DeLisa was owned by the four DeLisa brothers. It opened in 1934. In 1941, the original building burned down but was soon replaced with the New Club DeLisa. Nightly entertainment at the club was in a variety-show format. The show featured singers, comedians, dancers, and the DeLisa chorines, accompanied by a house band that ranged in size from 7 to 12 pieces, depending on the club's revenues. Another less heralded source of revenue was gambling, in the club's basement. During its heyday in the 1930s and 40s, the club would remain open 24 hours a day, offering round-the-clock entertainment with musicians, dancers and vaudeville acts. Among the musicians and performers associated with the venue over the years were Red Saunders, whose band was in residence from 1937–45 and 1947–58,〔(The Red Saunders Research Foundation )〕 Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, Sun Ra, Johnny Pate, Joe Williams, LaVaughn Robinson, George Kirby, Sonny Cohn, Earl Washington, Leon Washington,〔(Biography at allmusic )〕 Albert Ammons,〔(allaboutjazz.com )〕 LaVern Baker,〔 and Reverend Gatemouth Moore (1946–1947 and 1948–1949).〔(Campbell, Robert L. and Robert Pruter, George R. White, Tom Kelly, George Paulus “The Aristocrat Label” ) Retrieved 5 July 2013.〕 The Club DeLisa closed its doors in February 1958, after the deaths of two of the DeLisa brothers. The closing was commemorated in ''Jet'' magazine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Club DeLisa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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