Cotton Club Hoodies

Postcard from the bygone days of jazz clubs

Vintage Cotton Club Defunct New York City Nightclub 1920s

Cotton Club, legendary nightspot in the Harlem district of New York City that for years featured prominent Black entertainers who performed for white audiences. The club served as the springboard to fame for Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and many others. Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, opened the Club Deluxe, a 400-seat nightclub at the corner of 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue, in 1920. In 1922 the club was taken over by Owen (“Owney”) Madden, a well-known Manhattan underworld figure.

The Frank Cotton Club

Inspire, in colors and elements as found in the periodic table, is a great gift in for Science teacher on teacher's day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Also perfect for doctors, pharmacists, chemist, pharmacy technician and Chemistry teachers.

Dorothy Dandridge Pop Art Illustration

The Vapors was a nightclub in Hot Springs (Garland County) during the last era of illegal gambling in the city. Upscale entertainment in the style of Las Vegas, Nevada—featuring well-known acts like Edgar Bergen, the Smothers Brothers, and Tony Bennett—distinguished it from many of the rival clubs in the area.

The Roaring Twenties, Harlem Renaissance Woman

Another great illustration from renowned artist Paul Cemmick's Movie Stars Collection

Tribute to Cab Calloway (1907-1994), Legend of the Jazz Age... band leader, singer & creator of all time classics 'Minnie The Moocher' & 'Saint James Infirmary'. The 'Hi-de-Ho' man had a career that spanned 65 years, from Harlem's Cotton Club in the 1930s to the 'Blues Brothers' movie in 1980 and beyond...

Duke Ellington

The Gopher Gang was an early 20th-century New York street gang known for its members including Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden born in England of Irish ancestry. Based in the Irish neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, the Gopher Gang grew to control most of Manhattan with their territory covering Fourth to Forty-Second Street and Seventh to Eleventh Avenue.

Harlem Renaissance, The Cotton Club, Graphic Poster Art

stevie wonder in wpap

As read in the book The Vapors.