Apollo Theater

NOTES:

* Billy Eckstine's real name was "Eckstein"; he used the original spelling until the 40s
* Baby Laurence (dancer) was almost always billed as "Babe Lawrence"; his name was Laurence Donald Jackson
* Pops & Louie (young dancers) were Albert "Pops" Whitman & Louie Williams
* Johnny & George were Johnny "Babyface" Macklin & George MacLean; they introduced "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
* Sahji was an "exotic dancer", whose real name was Madeline Jackson
* Dancers Candy & Pepper were Mildred "Candy" Thorpe and Jewel "Pepper" Welch
* Sunshine Sammy was child actor Ernie Morrison; he was one of the original Little Rascals
* Coles & Atkins were Charles "Honi" Coles and Charles "Cholly Atkins" Atkinson
* Roll & Tapp were Johnny McPhee and Johnny Smith
* Patterson & Jackson (dancers and comedians) were Warren Patterson and Al Jackson
* Big Time Crip (one-legged dancer) was Stanley Holmes
* Crip Heard (one-legged, one-armed dancer) was Henry Heard

The revues in the early days were staged by Clarence Robinson

The rest are comedians:

* Pigmeat is Dewey Markham. Many times, only his name is given, but he usually had several comedians with him to do skits.
* Spider Bruce is John Mason. Many times, only his name is given, but he usually had several comedians with him to do skits.
* Apus & Estrellita were married. He's Apus Brooks, but his real name was Montrose Morse; she's Estrellita Bernier. The act was originally called Apus & Stella. The "Stella" who appears without Apus is probably her also.
* Sandy is Sandy Burns. His nickname was "Ashes"; he's sometimes billed that way.
* Koko is Freddie Robinson, later of Freddie & Flo
* Freddie & Flo are Freddie Robinson & Florence Brown. They eventually got married.
* Yak Taylor is Edna Taylor. She seems to have spelled it "Yack", but the Apollo usually had "Yak" \*Crackshot is Bland Hackley.
* Vivian, if only her first name is given, is Vivian Harris. She later became the announcer for the Apollo for a few years.
* Johnny Vigal was just credited as "Vigal" on many occasions
* Jimmy Baskett was usually credited as "Baskette"; he played "Uncle Remus" in Disney's "Song Of The South"
* Spo-Dee-O-Dee is Sam Theard
* George is George Wiltshire
* Rastus is John Murray
* Jackie Mabley wasn't called "Moms" until the late 40s
* Tim is Tim Moore, who played "Kingfish" on the Amos & Andy TV show
* Garbage is Marshall Rogers
* Red & Struggie - "Red" at this time is unknown; "Struggie" is Walter Matthews Scruggs
* Butterbeans & Susie were Jodie "Butterbeans" Edwards & wife, Susie Hawthorne Edwards
* Swan & Lee were Ernest "Bootsie" Swan and Johnny Lee (who was later the voice of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's "Song Of The South" and lawyer Calhoun on Amos & Andy)
* Foxx & White were Redd Foxx and Slappy White

01/26/34 Aida Ward, Mabel Scott, Rhythm Kings (dancers), 3 Palmer Brothers, Norton & Margot, Ralph Cooper band, Benny Carter Band,

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                 Troy Brown, Dusty Fletcher

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02/02/34 Fan Waves revue, Meers & Meers, Bessie Smith, Norma (fan dancer), 3 Midnight Steppers, Norton & Margot, Ralph Cooper
02/09/34 Fiesta revue, Valaida Snow, Berry Brothers, 5 Spirits Of Rhythm, Lillian Cowan, Marshall Rogers & Dinah, Roy Atkins & Little Bitts
02/16/34 Chocolate Soldiers revue, Adelaide Hall, Helena Justa, Marshall "Garbage" Rogers, Troy Brown, 3 Habits, Sam Wooding Ork.
02/23/34 Ebony Show Boat revue, Minto Cato, Cotton Club Choir, Johnny Hudgins, Danny Small & His Relatives, Garbage, Troy Brown
03/02/34 Varieties revue, Nicholas Brothers, Charlie Turner & Arcadians (with Emmett Mathews), Garbage, Vivian Brown, Ford, Buoy, & Daley
03/09/34 Up In The Clouds revue, Rodrigo & Lila, Dotson, 4 Step Brothers, Garbage, Gladys Mike, Oscar Newman, Mille & Fiddler,

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                 Margaret Wilkins, Charlie Turner's Arcadians

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03/16/34 Blues revue, Cecil Mack Choir, U.S. Thompson, 5 Percolators, Garbage, Gladys Mike, Oscar Newman, Charlie Turner's Arcadians
03/23/34 Chocolate Box revue, Lithia Hill, Bessie Dudley, Herbert Brown, 5 Crackerjacks, 3 Yorkers, Garbage, Gladys Mike,

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                 Oscar Newman, Charlie Turner's Arcadians

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03/30/34 Easter Parade revue, Luis Russell Ork, Tiny Bradshaw, May Alix, Red & Struggie, Grace, Gary, & Evans, Garbage, Gladys Mike,

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                 Oscar Newman

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04/06/34 April In Paris revue, Luis Russell Ork, Tiny Bradshaw, May Alix, Drusilla Drew, Red & Struggie, Jelli Smith, Sandy Burns, Sam Manning,

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                 Hilda Rogers

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04/13/34 Jazzmania revue, 4 Flash Devils, 3 Salesmen, Lovely Lane, Virginia, Ray, Sandy Burns, Jackie Mabley, Charlie Turner's Arcadians
04/20/34 Night In Spain revue, Ralph Cooper, Cora Green, Ford, Marshall, & Jones, Billy Cortez, 3 Saps, Paola & Parquita, Sandy Burns,

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                 Chuck Robinson, Charlie Turner's Arcadians

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04/27/34 Hawaiian Moon revue, Ralph Cooper, Ada Brown, Wilton Crawley, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat, Lovey Lane, Sam, Sam, & Sam,

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                 Josephine Hall, Charlie Turner's Arcadians

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05/04/34 Eddie South Ork, Babe Matthews, 4 Blazes (dancers), Cortez & Palmalita, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat, Musical Cocktail revue
05/11/34 Claude Hopkins, Orlando Roberson, Jenny Dancy, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat, Hot Rhythm revue
05/18/34 Don Redman Ork, Harlan Lattimore, Jazzlips Richardson, 4 Bobs, Charles Ray, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat, Golliwogs revue
05/25/34 Luis Russell, Tiny Bradshaw, Edith Wilson, Taps Miller, 3 Drifters, Carlisle & Rosa, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat, Dance Round-Up revue
06/01/34 Fletcher Henderson Ork, Charles Holland, Eddie Hunter & Speedy Smith, Andrew Tribble, Southern Four, Izzy Ringold, Al Moore &

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                 Amy Spencer, 3 Cyclones, Plantation Capers revue

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06/08/34 Bill Robinson, Eubie Blake Ork, Eddie Hunter & Speedy Smith, Babe Matthews
06/15/34 Cubano revue, Dannie & Eddie, Teddy Hill Ork, Antonio Machin, Ofilia & Pimento
06/22/34 Hotel Harlem revue, Chick Webb Ork, Putney Dandridge, 4 Playboys, Ethel Brown, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat
06/29/34 Chick Webb Ork, Jesse "Lazybones" Cryor, Ernest "Bubbles" Whitman, 3 Olympics, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat
07/06/34 Indian Fantasy revue, Willie Bryant Ork, Jane Calloway, Alma Hubbard, 3 Brown Buddies, 4 Chords, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat
07/13/34 Riding The Waves revue, Willie Bryant Ork, Timmie & Freddie, Russell Carrington, 5 Salties, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat
07/20/34 Hi-Hat revue, Teddy Hill, 3 Miller Brothers, Victoria Vigal, Alycia & Delano, Russell Carrington, Johnny Lee Long & Pigmeat
07/27/34 Around The Town revue, Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Snakehips Tucker, Dusty Fletcher & John Mason, Charlie Ray, Danny & Edith,

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                 Gladyce Ridley

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08/03/34 Mid-Summer revue, Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Dusty Fletcher & John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, 4 Ink Spots, Florence Hill, Lee Simmons,

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                 Wilson & Oliver

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08/10/34 Bits From Hits revue, Willie Bryant Ork, Dusty Fletcher & John Mason, Harriet Calloway, Jimmy Baskett, 4 Blazes,

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                 Bert & Barbara Sherman

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08/17/34 Holiday In Harlem revue, Willie Bryant Ork, Dusty Fletcher & John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, 3 Little Words, Coots Grant, Bobby Castin,

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                 Socks Wilson

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08/24/34 Cutting Capers revue, Willie Bryant Ork, Dusty Fletcher & John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, 5 Crackerjacks, Susan Brown, Wing Wah Troupe
08/31/34 A Musical Cocktain revue, Claude Hopkins Ork, Orlando Roberson, Swan & Lee, Mabel Scott, 3 Singing Salesmen, Inkie & Archie,

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                 Honi Coles

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09/07/34 Modern Rhythm revue, Claude Hopkins Ork, Orlando Roberson, Swan & Lee, Ann Jones, Roland Holder, Jimmy Baskett
09/14/34 Singing The Blues revue, Al Jenkins & His Buffalonians, Glenn & Jenkins, Cecil Mack Choir, Pete, Peaches, & Duke, Crackshot,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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09/21/34 Walking On Air revue, Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Greenlee & Rogers, Kirby Walker, Billie Higgins, Gallie DeGaston, Viola McCoy, Jimmy Baskett
09/28/34 Fess Williams Band, 6 Spirits Of Rhythm, Lucky Rhythm Trio, Myra Johnson, John Mason, Freddie Robinson, Lovey Lane, Jimmy Baskett
10/05/34 Duke Ellington Ork, Ivie Anderson, Ed Green, Bea Foots, 3 Patent Leather Kids
10/12/34 Eddie South Ork, Baker Brothers & Slaps, Ed Green, Josephine Hall, Barber & Doris, Jimmy Baskett, Sweet And Hot revue
10/19/34 Willie Bryant Ork, Al Jenkins Ork, McCain & Ross, 5 Rhythm Racketeers, Ed Green, Ola Mae Bishop, Jimmy Baskett
10/26/34 Mrs. Louis [Lil] Armstrong & Her Creolians (all-girl ork), McCain & Ross, Mary Dixon, 3 Sepia Queens, George Roland, Eddie Green,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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11/02/34 Charlie Turner's Arcadians, Eddie South Ork, 4 Flash Devils, Pigmeat, Eddie Green, 4 Sharp Sisters,
11/09/34 Charles Barnet Ork, Ada Brown, Beale Street Boys, Lucky Seven Trio, Ethey Frey, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
11/16/34 Benny Carter Ork, Thais (fan dancer), Bill Bailey, Jessie Scott, Red & Struggie, 3 Brown Jacks, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
11/23/34 Pops & Louie, 5 Charlottes, Billy Halliday (Billie Holiday), Bobbie Henderson, Betty Roland, Billy Maples Ork, Eddie Green, Pigmeat,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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11/30/34 Luis Russell, Abbie Mitchell, Snakehips Tucker, Babe Matthews, 3 Speed Demons, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
12/07/34 Duke Ellington Ork, Ivie Anderson, Dressing Room Follies revue, Eddie & Hilda, 4 Blazes, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Ralph Cooper
12/14/34 Clarence Olden Ork, 4 Step Brothers, Tarzan (the human ape), Myra Johnson, Annice & Alanda, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett,

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                 Jungle Nights In Harlem revue

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12/21/34 William McKinney & McKinney's Cotton Pickers Ork, Radcliff & Rogers, Jackie Mabley, Dorothy Derrick, Slim & Eddie, Pauline Edwards,

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                 Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett

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12/28/34 Nicholas Brothers, Luis Russell Ork, Joseph Pope Jones, Bertice Richmond, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett

01/04/35 Jimmie Lunceford, Helena Justo & Co., Pavlo & Co., Leroy Victor & Co., Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
01/11/35 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Eunice Wilson, Henrietta Loveless, Anise & Aland, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
01/18/35 Chilton & Thomas, 3 Duncan Sisters, Reid Brothers, Florence Hill, Eddie Green, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
01/25/35 Erskine Hawkins & Bama State Collegians, Norman Thomas Quintet, Amanda Randolph, Wade & Wade, Derby Wilson, Eddie Green,

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                 Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett

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02/01/35 Mrs. Louis (Lil) Armstrong & Kings Of Rhythm, Bob Howard, Noma, Velma Middleton, Charles Atkinson, Bill Porter, Pigmeat,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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02/08/35 Claude Hopkins, Orlando Robeson, 3 Dukes, Edith Sewell, Ken Tai Trio, Josephine Garrison, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
02/15/35 Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Mae Alix, Eddie Hunter, Billie Higgins, Pops & Louie, George Booker, Ella Fitzgerald, 3 Sams
02/22/35 Fats Waller, Pete, Peaches, & Duke, Jessie "Lazybones" Cryor, Bessie Dudley, Una [Mae] Carlisle, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
03/01/35 Louise Beavers, Baron Lee Ork, Chuck & Chuckles, Bob Williams, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
03/08/35 Luis Russell, Alberto Socarras, Nina & Zaybelle, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Bea Foots, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
03/15/35 Jules Bledsoe, Willie Bryant Ork, Victoria Vigal, Timmie & Freddie, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
03/22/35 Fletcher Henderson Ork, Bob Howard, Alberta Adams, Fannie Cotton, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
03/29/35 Glenn & Jenkins, John Henry, Donald Heywood, Lucky 7 Trio, 7 Happy African Drum Dancers, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
04/05/35 Luis Russell, Sonny Woods, Cleo Brown, Snakehips Tucker, Wiley & Wiley, Duke Jenkins, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
04/12/35 Ralph Cooper Ork, Alma Smith, 3 Notes Of Harmony, 3 Little Words, Isolla Martin & Co., Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
04/19/35 Ralph Cooper Ork, Palmer & Peaches, Lillyn Brown, William Dill & Co., Billie Halliday (Holiday), Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
04/26/35 Ralph Cooper Ork, Mills Brothers, Alma Smith, Taps Miller, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
05/03/35 Mrs. Louis (Lil) Armstrong & Kings Of Rhythm, Washboard Serenaders, Bessie Smith, Johnny Hudgins, Baby Cox, Danny & Edith,

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                 Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett

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05/10/35 Leroy Smith Ork, Alberta Prime, Danny & Eddy, 3 Lightning Flashes, Moore & McCormick, Clara Townsend, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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05/17/35 Jimmy Lunceford Ork, Babe Matthews, Ford, Marshall, & Jones, Apus Brooks, Jigsaw Jackson, Sandy Burns, Butch & Green,

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                 Buster Newman, Eddie Matthews

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05/24/35 Don Redman Ork, 3 Miller Brothers, Avon Long, Alma Hubbard, Margaret Sims, 3 Brown Busters, Ralph Cooper, Sandy Burns,

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                 Apus Brooks

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05/31/35 Earl Hines Ork, 3 Palmer Brothers, 3 Rhythm Kings, Taps Miller, Katherine Perry, Al Moore Trio, Ralph Cooper, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks
06/07/35 Blanche Calloway Ork, Elizabeth Kelly, 4 Step Brothers, Mae Johnson, Velma Middleton, Eddie Green, Ralph Cooper, Rhythm Willie,

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                 Walter Batie & Clarence Foster

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06/14/35 Luis Russell, Sonny Woods, Bobbie Gaston, Old Man River Trio, Peg Leg Bates, Norton & Margot, Cook & Brown, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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06/21/35 Willie Bryant Ork, Dee Lloyd McKay, Vivian Brown, Bobby Evans, Ralph Brown, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire, John Mason,

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                 Helen Stewart

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06/28/35 Ethel Waters, 4 Tan Tippers, Brown Trio, Danny Logan's Syncopators, Ralph Cooper, Jimmy Baskett, Pigmeat
07/05/35 Nina Mae McKinney, Gladys Bentley, Erskine Hawkins & Bama State Collegians, Snakehips Tucker, Johnny Alexander & Chunk Robinson,

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                 John Mason, Ralph Cooper, George Wiltshire

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07/12/35 Pete, Peaches, & Duke, Norman Astwood, Princess Orelia, Timmie & Freddie, Elizabeth Kelly, Medicine Pete, Chink Collins,

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                 Dewey Brown, Alma Smith, Edna Harris, 4 Bon Bons

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07/19/35 Pops & Louie, Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Taft Jordan, Bardu Ali, Alice Whitman, 4 Olympic Aces, Louise & Margarita,

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                 Charles McCormack, Jimmy Baskett, Eddie Hunter, Sandy Burns

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07/26/35 Socarros Ork, 4 Gobs, Bessie Smith, Shelton Brooks, Aristocrats, Al & Andre, Roland Holder, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett, George Williams
08/02/35 Willie Bryand Ork, Berry Brothers, Pearl Baines, 5 Percolators, Billy (Billie) Holiday, John Mason, Pigmeat, George Wiltshire
08/09/35 Claude Hopkins Ork, Orlando Roberson, Miller & Mantan, Butterbeans & Susie, Jessie Cryor, John Henry, Babe Matthews, Babe Wallace,

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                 3 Rhythm Queens, Lena Horne, Cora La Redd, Joe Smothers, Sonny Boy

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08/16/35 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Myra Johnson, Dink, Blink, & Dink, Conway & Parks, Baby Cox, Ralph Brown, John Mason,

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                 Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett

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08/23/35 Luis Russell, Sonny Woods, Bobbie Gaston, Jackie Mabley, Swan & Lee, Bessie Dudley, 3 Giants Of Rhythm, Pedro & Dolores,

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                 George Wiltshire

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08/30/35 Louis Armstrong Ork, Norton & Margot, Lavada Carter, Danny & Edith, 4 Step Brothers, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett, John Mason,

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                 Victoria Vigal

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09/06/35 Mae Johnson, Bama State Collegians (with Erskine Hawkins & Billy Daniels), Edna Mae Holly, Dusty Fletcher, Velma Middleton,

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                 Bunny Briggs, Pearl Baines, Brown & Browm, Bobby Evans, George Williams

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09/13/35 Noble Sissle Ork, Chuck & Chuckles, Edith Wilson, Rubberlegs Williams, Billy Banks, Eunice Wilson, Swan & Lee, George Wiltshire
09/20/35 Blanche Calloway Ork, Hamtree Harrington, Elma Turner, Jigsaw Jackson, Eddie Hunter, Jelli Smith, Hilda Perlino, John Alexander,

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                 3 Brown Birds, Chink Collins, 3 Sams

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09/27/35 Hot Chocolates Of 1936 - Radcliff & Rogers, 3 Miller Brothers, LeRoy Smith Band (with Louis Jordan), Gladys Palmer,

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                 Ford, Marshall, & Jones, George Williams, Roland Holder

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10/04/35 Duke Ellington Ork, Meeres & Meeres, Ivie Anderson, 3 Dukes, Josie Oliver, Avon Long, Alfreda Allhan, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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10/11/35 Willie Bryant Ork, Nicholas Brothers, Bill Bailey, Jessye Scott, 3 Ginger Girls, Eddie Green, Muriel Rahn, Troy Brown
10/18/35 Teddy Hill Ork, Washboard Serenaders, 3 Little Words, Anise & Aland, Lovey Lane, Pauline Edwards, Taps Miller, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett, Ralph Cooper

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10/25/35 Tiny Bradshaw Ork, George Dewey Washington, Jessie Cryor & Rhythm Rascals, Hilda Rogers, Wade & Wade, Lucky Rhythm Trio,

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                 Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett, Ralph Cooper

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11/01/35 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Mabel Scott, Little Bits & Yoyo, 4 Gobs
11/08/35 4 Ink Spots, Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Bardu Ali, Charlie Lintin, 3 Ragamuffins, Sandy Burns, Jelli Smith, George Wiltshire,

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                 Apus Brooks, Jackie Mabley, Al Moore

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11/15/35 Don Redman Ork, Harlan Lattimore, Walter Batie & Clarence Foster, Jennie Dancey, Naomi Price, Alice Harris, Billy Branch Family,

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                 Stanley Brothers

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11/22/35 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Chuck Richards, Edgar Hayes, Nicholas Brothers, Noma, 3 Buds, Gypsy Ricco, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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11/29/35 Claude Hopkins Ork, Orlando Robeson, Butterbeans & Susie, Babe Matthews, Cook & Brown, Miller & Mantan, Joe Smothers,

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                 Jessie Cryor, Lena Horne

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12/06/35 Stephin Fetchet, Sunshine Sammy, 3 Rhythm Steppers, Roccos, Ray Moore, Hanna Sylvester, Alfreda Allman, Sandy Burns,

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                 Apus Brooks, George Wiltshire

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12/13/35 Pops & Louie, Fletcher Hendeson, Duke Jenkins, Madeline Belt, Happy Day Quartet, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks, George Wiltshire
12/20/35 Bob Howard, Bessie Smith, Sunshine Sammy, 3 Princes Of Rhythm, Hill & Hill, Billy Griffin, Roy White, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks,

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                 George Wiltshire

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12/27/35 Willie Bryant Ork, 3 Brown Sisters, 3 Rhythm Queens, Roy White, Ollie Porter, Anise & Aland, Baby Cox, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks,

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                 George Wiltshire

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01/03/36 Fats Waller, Charlie Turner's Arcadians, 3 Giants Of Rhythm, 2 Lucky Sisters, Doris Rhuebottom, Selden & Endler, Ray Moore,

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                 Gallie De Gaston, Crackshot, Jerry & Turk

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01/10/36 Mills Brothers, Mae Johnson, 3 Little Words, 2 Turbines, Alma Hubbard, Rita Royce, Bob Williams, Pigmeat
01/17/36 Chilton & Thomas, Clarence Williams & Eva Taylor, Erskine Hawkins & Ubangi Club Band, Gaines Brothers Trio, 2 Rat-A-Tats, Ray Moore,

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                 Gallie De Gaston, Crackshot, Alfreda Allman & Caryettes

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01/24/36 Noble Sissle Ork, Billy Banks, Eunice Wilson, Buddy Doyle, Princess White, Joe Green, Joan Miller, 3 Rhythm Tippers, Sandy Burns,

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                 Apus Brooks, George Wiltshire

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01/31/36 Brown & White revue - Doc Hyder's Band, Skippy & His Musical Pals, Rubberlegs Williams, Bill Bailey & Putney Dandridge,

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                 3 Bits Of Rhythm, Radio Ramblers, York & Tracy, Zeb Carver's Hill Billies

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02/07/36 Teddy Hill Ork, Ada Brown, 3 Keys, 3 Miller Brothers, Ford, Marshall, & Jones, Roland Holder, Susaye Brown, John Mason, Pigmeat,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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02/14/36 Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, 4 Step Brothers, Pigmeat
02/21/36 Earl Hines Ork, Dusty Fletcher, Arthur Simpkins, Kathryn Perry, 3 Lightning Flashes, Jackie Mabley, Ray Moore, Lavinia Mack
02/28/36 Luis Russell, Bobbie Caston, Sonny Woods, 3 Keys, Louise Cook, 3 Speeds, Millie & Billie, Lavinia Mack, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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03/06/36 Louis Armstrong, 3 Lang Sisters, Sonny Woods, Bobbie Caston, Frances Wills, Charlie Bristol, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks,

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                 George Wiltshire

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03/13/36 Leroy Smith Band (with Louis Jordan), Avis Andrews, Washboard Serenaders, 3 Dukes, Worthwhile & How, Jelli Smith, Madeline Belt,

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                 Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks, George Wiltshire

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03/20/36 Claude Hopkins Ork, Orlando Roberson, Miller & Mantan, Jerry & Turk, Joyce & Herron, Jigsaw Jackson, Cook & Brown, Jessie Cryor,

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                 Alma Smith, 3 Debs

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03/27/36 Jimmy Lunceford Ork, Ray & Trent, Mabel Scott, Pauline Edwards, 3 Sams, Ristina Banks Dancing Girls, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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04/03/36 Brown & White revue - Willie Smith Band, 3 Sharps & A Flat, Leadbelly, Vito & Piri, Dot & Dash, Josephine Hall, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Crackshot

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04/10/36 Cab Calloway, Lethia Hill, Nicodemus, Ralph Brown, Dynamite Hooker, Gallie De Gaston, Crackshot, Conway & Parks
04/17/36 Willie Bryant Band, Gladys Bentley, Mae Johnson, Pearl Baines, Jackie Mabley, Gallie De Gaston, Stump & Stumpy, Edna Mae Holly,

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                 Roy White, Crackshot, Avon Long

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04/24/36 Buck & Bubbles, W.C. Handy's St. Louis Blues Ork, Bessie Smith, Eva Jessye Choir, Chuck & Chuckles, Pigmeat
05/01/36 4 Ink Spots, Lucky Sisters, Burnham Harris & Scott, Sunshine Sammy, Hardy Brothers Band, Margaret Simms, Norman Astwood,

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                 McLain & Ross, Pigmeat, John Mason, Monte Hawley

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05/08/36 Pops & Louie, Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Chuck Richards, 3 Rhythm Queens, Taps Miller, Doris Rhuebottom,

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                 Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks, George Wiltshire

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05/15/36 Willie Bryant, 3 Brown Sisters, Princess Orelia & Pete, Joe Smothers, Chink Collins, Ida James, Sandy, Apus & Garbage
05/22/36 Noble Sissle Ork, Miller & Mantan, Lena Horne, Buddy Doyle, Billy Banks, Lightning Flashes,
05/29/36 Fats Waller, Charlie Turner's Arcadians, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, Oleanders, Bob Evans, Pearl Baines, Tumbling Wades,

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                 Cyclones,

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06/05/36 Earl Hines, Lulu Mae Washington, Helen Paige, Charlie Ray, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, Ernest "Bubbles" Whitman
06/12/36 Blanche Calloway, Rhythm Willie, Red & Curley, Velma Middleton, 3 Kadets, Alyce Cerf, 5 Top Hats, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
06/19/36 Chick Webb Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Taft Jordan, Charlie Linton, Pete, Peaches, & Duke, Kitty Aublanche, Charlie Ray, Ken & Roy Paige,

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                 Truckin' Maniacs, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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06/26/36 Ethel Waters, Ted Lewis Jr., Helena Smith, Dot Saulters, Tyler Twins & Leonard, Marcy Brothers & Beatrice, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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07/03/36 Teddy Hill Ork, Ethel Harper, Bob Howard, Hamtree Harrington & Cora Green, Teddy Hale, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
07/10/36 Valaida Snow & Band, Connie's Inn Revue: Dean & Johnson, 3 Babes, Toni Cortez, 3 Rhythm Debs, Kaloah, Novels, Eddie Green
07/17/36 Sugar Cane musical comedy - Sunshine Sammy, Etta Moten, Amanda Randolph, 3 Rhythm Triplets, Peppers, Evelyn Keyes, Ella Myers,

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                 Charlie Ray, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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07/24/36 Erskine Hawkins & Bama State Collegians Ork, Avis Andrews, Red Donoghue & His Pals, Valda (contortionist), Cook & Brown,

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                 Joyce & Freddie, Sandy, Apus, & George

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07/31/36 Luis Russell Ork, Bobbie Caston, Sonny Woods, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Clara Williams ("Sepia Kate Smith"), Kola the frog man,

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                 Evelyn Keyes, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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08/07/36 Willie Bryant Ork, Ubangi Club Revue, Gladys Bentley, Eddie Green, Streamline Sue Robinson, Norman Astwood, 3 Stepsons,

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                 Victoria Vigal, Edna Mae Holly

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08/14/36 Cab Calloway, Lethia Hill, Red & Curley, Ralph Brown, Lovey Lane, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, Vivian Harris
08/21/36 Sunset Royal Serenaders, Mamie Smith, Hix & His Sizzling Six, Beale Street Boys, Leon Hill, Jimmie & Bunny, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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08/28/36 Claude Hopkins Ork, Orlando Roberson, Edith Wilson, Hard-Time Burton, Tramp Band, Roland Holder, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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09/04/36 Louis Armstrong Ork, George McGlennon, Sonny Woods, Bobbie Caston, Luis Russell, McCain & Ross, Rhythm Brown, Jimmie & Bunny,

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                 Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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09/11/36 Duke Ellington Ork, Conway & Parks, Ivie Anderson, 4 Step Brothers, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire
09/18/36 Ethel Waters, Sunshine Sammy & Band, 3 Brown Sisters, Madeline Belt, Teddy Hale, Harvest Moon Lindy Champs, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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09/25/36 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, 3 Miller Brothers, Myra Johnson, Taps Miller, Alfred Allman, Nanette, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
10/02/36 Fats Waller, Emmett Mathews & Arcadians (he took over Charlie Turner's Arcadians), 3 Esquires, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
10/09/36 Noble Sissle Ork, Lena Horne, Billy Banks, Butterbeans & Susie, 2 Zephyrs, Pauline Bryant, Woods Sisters, 3 Gigolos, Hilda Perleno,

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                 Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, Buddy Doyle

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10/16/36 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Linton, Bardu Ali, 4 Ink Spots, Slim & Eddie, 3 Novels, Madeline Belt, Chink Collins,

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                 Jackie Mabley, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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10/23/36 Sunset Royal Band, Rex Ingram, Havana Serenaders, 3 Brown Jacks, Velma Middleton, Walker & Walker, Hilda Rogers, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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10/30/36 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Chuck Richards, Edgar Hayes, Red Allen, Pops & Louie, Norton & Margo, 3 Palmer Brothers,

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                 Bessie & Jackie, Edna Mae Holly, Mary Perry, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, Monte Hawley

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11/06/36 Earl Hines Ork, Ida James, Chuck & Chuckles
11/13/36 Andy Kirk Ork, Pha Terrell, Mary Lou Williams, 2 Zephyrs, Allen & Kent Family, 4 Budds, David, Goliath, & Witty, Eddie Green
11/20/36 Blanche Calloway Band, Rhythm Willie, Tramp Band, Williams & O'Neil, Bill Bailey, Swan & Lee, Norman Astwood, Lucille Wayne,

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                 Florence Brown, Duke Granada

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11/27/36 Jeni LeGon, Don Redman Ork, Louise McCarrol, Shelton Brooks, Alex Lovejoy, Jarrow
12/04/36 Mills Brothers, Ovie Alston (trumpeter) & Band, Babe Matthews, Roy, Lee, & Dunn, Gina & Giana, Arlethia Perdue, Bessie & Jackie,

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                 Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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12/11/36 Erskine Hawkins & Bama State Collegians Ork, 3 Giants Of Rhythm, Brown & Brown, Phantom Steppers, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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12/18/36 Luis Russell Ork, Bobbie Caston, Sonny Woods, Timmie & Freddie, Dot & Dash, 3 Rhythm Rascals, Gladys Ridley, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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12/25/36 Claude Hopkins Ork, Bert (Alberta) & Alice Whitman, Princess Wee Wee, Prince Arthur, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett,

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                 Monte Hawley (Alice Whitman was the mother of "Pops", from Pops & Louie)

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01/01/37 Teddy Hill Band, Beatrice Douglas, Brown & White Revue - Mae Johnson, 4 Brown Specks, Norman Astwood, Swan & Lee, Helena Smith,

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                 Nathano Brothers, Mary Keller

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01/08/37 Willie Bryant Ork, Dee Lloyd (female Fats Waller), Edwards Sisters, Winnie & Bobbie, Swan & Lee, Norman Astwood
01/15/37 Fats Waller, Turner & Burelle, Billy Adams, Beatrice Rhea, Victoria Spivey, Ford, Bowie, & Daly, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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01/22/37 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Linton, Bardu Ali, George McGlennon, Anise & Aland, Maud Russell, Babe Wallace,

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                 Burnham, Harris, & Scott, 3 Sharps & A Flat, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett

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01/29/37 Willie Bryant Ork, Ralph Brown, Avon Long, 3 Gobs, Streamline Sue, Ruby Hill, Jennie Dancy, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
02/05/37 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Mabel Scott, 4 Step Brothers, Jelli Smith, Taps Miller, Pauline Edwards, Adelaide Marshall, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
02/12/37 Louise Beavers, Miller's Brownskin Models Of 1937, Tanya, Jessie James, Alta Oates, Marcus Hall, George Bias, Blanche Thompson,

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                 Seales & Cade, Hix & His Sizzling Six

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02/19/37 Nicholas Brothers, Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Barrington Guy, Mae Alix, Arlene, Charlie, & Ruby, John Mason,

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                 Apus Brooks

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02/26/37 Fletcher Henderson Ork, Freddie James, Gaines Brothers, Frances Black, Winnie & Bobbie Johnson, Dorothy Derrick, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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03/05/37 Earl Hines, Ida James, Son & Sonny, Winnie & Bobbie Johnson, Evelyn Keyes, Norton & Margo, Arlene, Charlie, & Ray, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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03/12/37 Jesse Stone Ork, Buck & Bubbles, Jackie Mabley, 3 Rhythm Debs, Stanley Brothers
03/19/37 Count Basie Ork, Jeni LeGon, Derby Wilson, Smith & Rogers, Lucille Howard, 3 Dixie Troubadors, James (Jimmy) Rushing, John Mason,

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                 Apus Brooks, Monte Hawley

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03/26/37 Cab Calloway Ork, Avis Andrews, Tramp Band, Evelyn Keyes, Rodney & Gould, Dusty Fletcher, Margaret Simms
04/02/37 Teddy Hill Ork, Tip, Tap, & Toe, Charioteers, Teddy Hale
04/09/37 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Henri Wessels, Cook & Brown, White's Lindy Maniacs, Hilda Perlene, Pigmeat, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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04/16/37 Don Redman Ork, 3 Berry Brothers, Chuck & Chuckles, Princess Aurelia & Pete, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
04/23/37 Claude Hopkins Ork, Pops & Louie, Ruby Elzy, Bob Wallace, Peaches & Palmer, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
04/30/37 Tiny Bradshaw Band, Edgar Hayes, Kathryn Perry, Taps Miller, 3 Peppers, Lang Sisters, Joe Arena, Berry & King, John Garth,

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                 Bella Johnson

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05/07/37 Willie Bryant Ork, 3 Blue Jackets, Babe Wallace, Zeb Carver's Hill Billies, Victoria Vigal, Willa Mae Lane, Edwards Sisters, Dusty Fletcher,

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                 Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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05/14/37 4 Ink Spots, Blanche Calloway Ork, Helen Page, Baby DeLeon, Rhythm Willie, Maxie Armstrong, Norman & Blake, Guido & Eve,

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                 Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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05/21/37 Fats Waller, Myra Johnson, Emmett Mathews, Wilton Crawley, Helena Smith, Babe Matthews, Ford, Marshall, & Jones, Jackie Mabley,

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                 Tim Moore, Vivian Harris

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05/28/37 Louis Armstrong Ork, Sonny Woods, Bobbie Caston, George McClennon, 2 Zephyrs, Flash & Dash, Abdeen & Ravita, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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06/04/37 Count Basie Ork, Jimmy Rushing, Billie Holiday, Radcliffe & Rogers, Joe Wong (Chinese Bing Crosby), 3 Clouds Of Joy, Dusty Fletcher,

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                 Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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06/11/37 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Wade & Wade, Dot & Dash, Billy Kyle, 3 Melody Maids, Grace Grainger, Myrtle Hutchinson,

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                 Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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06/18/37 Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Winnie & Bobbie Johnson & Brother Stretch, Jack Whitney, Tootie & Al, Don Ricardo, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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06/25/37 Erskine Hawkins Ork, Velma Middleton, Billy Daniels, Washboard Serenaders, Stump & Stumpy, Fats Piner, La Georgette, Pigmeat,

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                 John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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07/02/37 Ethel Waters, George Dewey Washington, Anise & Aland, Eddie Mallory Band, Renee & Estelle, 3 Giants Of Rhythm, Paul White,

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                 Dewey Brown, Mae Diggs, Bessie Dudley

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07/09/37 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Ralph Brown Phil Scott, Tootie & Al, LeMaye & Maye, Mary Perry, Midge Williams, Helen Stewart, Brown Twins,

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                 Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett

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07/16/37 Edgar Hayes Band, Eddie Green, Ruby Elzy, Barrington Guy, Mae Diggs, 5 Budds, 3 Brodell Sisters, Don Francisco, Monte Hawley
07/23/37 Major Bowes Colored Stars Revue - Earl Scott & Leslie Waters, Starlight Dixie Trio, George Holmes, Ann Cooper, Billy Irons, Joe Woods,

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                 3 Skipsters, Harriet Waters, Boom Boom Bowman

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07/30/37 Cab Calloway Ork, Ann Lewis, Drusilla Drew, Tootie & Al, Maxie Armstrong, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
08/06/37 Sunset Royal Ork, Conway & Parks, 3 Swingsters, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Skating Lockwells, Anita Jacoby, Dusty Fletcher,

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                 Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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08/13/37 Claude Hopkins Ork, Beverly White, Sunshine Sammy & Sleepy Williams, Johnny & George, Paul Gordon, Dorothy Tinney,

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                 Earl Thompson, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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08/20/37 Scottsboro Boys, Harlem Playgirls Band, Jackie Mabley, Lethia Hill, Jean & Joan, Arlene Bowen, Artie McGinty
08/27/37 Blanche Calloway Ork, 3 Chocolateers, Lethia Hill, Teddy Hale, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
09/03/37 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Taft Jordan, Charles Linton, Bardu Ali, Babe Wallace, Norman Blake, Sonny & Helen, Billie Lucky,

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                 Boots & Saddles, Gallie DeGaston, George Wiltshire, Monte Hawley

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09/10/37 Don Redmon Ork, Louise McCarroll, Harlan Lattimore, 3 Swing-Crazy Gobs, 2 Edwards Sisters, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
09/17/37 Willie Bryant Ork, Tanya, 5 Spirits Of Harmony, Honeyboy Thompson, Flash & Dash, Irene Johnson, Gallie DeGaston, George Wiltshire,

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                 Ray Moore

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09/24/37 Duke Ellington Ork, 4 Step Brothers, Ginger & Freddie, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
10/01/37 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Bob Howard, Smiles & Smiles, Nan Snow, Shirley Russ, Boots & Saddles, Pearl Harrison,

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                 Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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10/08/37 Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Deani Lari, 3 Keys, Bill Bailey, Danny & Edith, Vivian Ealey, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
10/15/37 Luis Russell Ork, Sonny Woods, Bobbie Caston, Bobby Short, Conway & Parks, Phil Lopez, Pigmeat, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
10/22/37 Ethel Waters, Eddie Mallory Ork, Jelli Smith, Taps Miller, 4 Specks, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett, Freddie Robinson
10/29/37 Fletcher Henderson Ork, Chuck Richards, Red & Curley, 3 Lang Sisters, Alice Harris, Mexicanos, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett,

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                 George Williams

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11/05/37 Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rushing, Butterbeans & Susie, 3 Miller Brothers, Big Time Crip, Hilda Rogers, Paul Bass, Honey Brown,

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                 John Mason, Johnny Vigal

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11/12/37 Andy Kirk Ork, Pha Terrell, Mary Lou Williams, Ann Wiggins Brown, Wilton Crawley, Ralph Brown, Cliff Wayne's Indians, Karlos & Rinardo,

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                 Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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11/19/37 4 Ink Spots, Edgar Hayes Ork, Ruth Ellington, Jigsaw Jackson, Billy Branch & Co., Larry Seymour, Buddy & Judy Allen, Dusty Fletcher,

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                 Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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11/26/37 Erskine Hawkins Ork, George Dewey Washington, Velma Middleton, 6 Flying Jordans, 3 Rhythmites, 3 Tops, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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12/03/37 Willie Bryant Ork, Chuck & Chuckles, Freddie & Ginger, Henri Wessels, Sally Gooding, Joe Smothers, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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12/10/37 Teddy Hill Ork, Gladys Bentley, Kentucky Singers, Derby Wilson, 3 Clouds Of Joy, Jackie Mabley, Apus Brooks
12/17/37 Sunset Royal Ork, with Art Harris, John Henry (Juano Hernandez), Baby DeLeon, 2 Specks, Jimmie & Margie, Etsy Cooper,

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                 Tania & Kirsoff Quartet

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12/24/37 Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Ruby Elzy, Jerry & Turk, 3 Lightning Flashes, John Mason, George Williams, Ray Moore
12/31/37 3 Berry Brothers, Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Lillian Fitzgerald, Streamline Sue, Dudley Brothers, John Mason, George Williams, Ray Moore

01/07/38 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Hale, Dippy Dees & Dizzy, 4 Box Brothers, Billy King, Swan & Lee, Ventriloquist Holmes
01/14/38 Noble Sissle Ork, Billy Banks, Maxine Sullivan, Peg Leg Bates, Dorothy Saulters
01/21/38 Duke Ellington Ork, Ivie Anderson, Slim & Slam, Honi Coles, Lovey & Flash, Stump & Stumpy, John Mason, John La Rue, Ray Moore
01/28/38 Claude Hopkins Ork, Johnny & George, Beverly White, Ford, Marshall, & Janet, Jean & Joan, Rochelle Trio, Dottie Adams, Dusty Fletcher,

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                 Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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02/04/38 Savoy Sultans Band, Nagasaki Tramp Band, Henrietta Lovelace, Pete Diggs, Short & Shorty, Frances Brock, Consuela Harris,

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                 John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal

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02/11/38 Don Redman Ork, Orlando Roberson, Louise McCarroll, Lavarre Brothers, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Swan & Lee, Henrietta Lovelace,

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                 Jimmy Jackson

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02/18/38 Earl Hines Ork, Ida James, Ada Brown, The Sextuplets ("300 Pounds Each"), Alfred Latell, Son & Sonny, Frances Brock, 3 Johns
02/25/38 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Louise Beavers, Marshall Haley, Millie & Billie, 2 Hearts, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
03/04/38 Ethel Waters, Eddie Mallory Ork, Butterbeans & Susie, Sunshine Sammy & Sleepy Williams
03/11/38 Willie Bryant Ork, Belle Powell, Marcy Brothers & Beatrice, Wade & Wade, Marshall Haley, Clifford Wayne's Indians, John Mason,

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                 John La Rue, Johnny Vigal

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03/18/38 Buck & Bubbles, Harlem Knights Ork, Emmett Mathews, Alice Harris, Jigsaw Jackson, Marc Bolero, Lucky Sisters, D'Aubour & Rene
03/25/38 Nicholas Brothers, Floyd Ray Ork, Ivy, Vern, & Von, Joe Alexander, Walter Long, Joe Hubert, Pearl Harrison, John Mason, John La Rue,

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                 Johnny Vigal

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04/01/38 Cab Calloway, Avis Andrews, Stump & Stumpy, Cotton Club Boys, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
04/08/38 Teddy Hill Ork, Melba Smith, 4 Dudley Brothers, 3 Sams, Lang Sisters, Togo the Jap, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
04/15/38 Jimmie Lunceford, Ralph Brown, Babe Matthews, Agnes Knox, Satch & Satchel, Swan, Lee & Jackson
04/22/38 Fats Waller, Myra Johnson, Rubberlegs Williams, Flash & Dash, Tina Dixon, Miller Worthy, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
04/29/38 Stuff Smith Band, Jesse Stone Ork, Bobbie Evans, 3 Tops, Rita Boyce, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett, Crackshot
05/06/38 Major Bowes' 1938 Colored Jubilee Revue, Edgar Hayes Ork, Bobbie Evans, Pigmeat
05/13/38 Count Basie, John Hernandez, Avon Long, Moke & Poke, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
05/20/38 4 Ink Spots, Don Redman Ork, Louise McCarroll, Chuck & Chuckles, 3 Lunatrix, Wilkins & James
05/27/38 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Norman & Blake, Lovey & Flash, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
06/03/38 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Nicodemus, Holmes (ventriloquist), Helena & Joe Smith, 3 Yams
06/10/38 Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Amelia Gilmore, Bristol & Gay, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
06/17/38 Louis Armstrong Ork, Midge Williams, Sonny Woods, Joe Turner & Pete Johnson, Timmie & Freddie, La Fons, John Mason, John La Rue,

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                 Johnny Vigal

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06/24/38 Tiny Bradshaw, Peters Sisters, Big Time Crip, Maxie Armstrong, Joan Lee, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
07/01/38 Willie Bryant Ork, Belle Powell, Conway & Parks, Lon Chaney (contortionist), Motorcycle (dancer), John Mason, John La Rue,

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                 Johnny Vigal

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07/08/38 Maxine Sullivan, Eddie Mallory Ork, Joe Wong, Jimmie & Margie, Eve Barry, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
07/15/38 Ralph Cooper, Edgar Hayes Band, Julia Hunter, Honi Coles & Bert Howell, 3 Peppers, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
07/22/38 Harley Toots & His Rhythm Rascals, Melrose Colbert, Snookum Russell, Kim Loo Sisters, Paul Robinson's Harmonica Rascals,

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                 John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal

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07/29/38 Mills Brothers, Claude Hopkins Ork, Beverly White, 4 Step Brothers, Pearl Baines, Jean & Marion, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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08/05/38 Slim & Slam, Savoy Sultans Ork, 3 Chocolateers, 3 Blue Jackets, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
08/12/38 Sunset Royal Ork, Ace Harris, Arthur Simpkins, Paul Robinson's Harmonica Champions, Miller Brothers & Ford, Swan, Lee & Astford,

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                 Carlos & Carmencita

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08/19/38 Hot Lips Page Band, Streamline Sue, Spizzie & George, Arthur Simpkins, Connie Alcaines, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire
08/26/38 Luis Russell Ork, Sonny Woods, Hazel Diaz, Cotton Club Boys, McCain & Ross, Big Zephyr, John Mason, John La Rue, Johnny Vigal
09/02/38 Erskine Hawkins Ork, Baby Hines, Stump & Stumpy, Screene & Johnson, 4 La Vernes, Turner Merle, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
09/09/38 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Satch & Satchel, Babe Matthews, Lucky Sisters, Dynamite Hooker, Jim Penman
09/16/38 Ethel Waters, Eddie Mallory Ork, Teddy Hale, Hayes & Morrison, Taps Miller, John Mason
09/23/38 Andy Kirk Ork, Pha Terrell, Mary Lou Williams, June Richmond, Moke & Poke, 5 Shades Of Rhythm, Diane & Delcampo, Pigmeat,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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09/30/38 Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Millie & Bubbles, Dolores Brown, Bill Bailey, Herman Reed, George Wiltshire, Sandy Burns, John La Rue
10/07/38 Blanche Calloway Ork, Johnny & George, Earl & Frances, 2 Novels, 3 Harvards, Pigmeat
10/14/38 Lucky Millinder Ork, Sunshine Sammy & Sleepy Williams, Sonny & Shirley Dall, Dorothy Jones, Al Tucker, 3 Songbirds, George Wiltshire,

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                 Sandy Burns, John La Rue

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10/21/38 Noble Sissle Ork, Edith Wilson, Billy Banks, Bartell & Hurst, Cook & Brown, Big Time Crip, Judy Osborne, Charles Mitchell,

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                 George Wiltshire, Sandy Burns, John La Rue

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10/28/38 Slim & Slam, Teddy Hill Ork, Beachcombers, Jennie Dancer, Lillian Mack, Nathane Brothers, 3 Johns
11/04/38 Willie Bryant Ork, Savoy Sultans Ork, Avis Andrews, Jackie Mabley, Bert & Ann Royce, Joe Hedley, George Roche
11/11/38 Ralph Cooper, Chick Carter's Band, Willie Bryant, Marcy & Roberta, Jesse James, Desoree Alexander
11/18/38 Bill Robinson, 3 Peppers, Ford, Marshall, & Jones, George Williams, Wen Talbert's Swing Band, Dolores Alexander, Willie Bryant
11/25/38 Harlem Play Girls (all-girl band), Clarence "Chick" Carter Ork, Willie Bryant, Lewis & Van, Jackie Mabley
12/02/38 Tiny Bradshaw Band, 4 Ink Spots, Jean Starr, Givens & Carol, Pigmeat
12/09/38 Stuff Smith Onyx Club Band, 4 Flying Sullys, Jackie Smith, Jean Starr, Harold Reed, Pigmeat, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire
12/16/38 Ovie Anderson Band, Froshine Stewart, Eddie Green, Juano Hernandez, Willie Bryant, Jean & Joan, George Wiltshire, Tom Sawyer
12/23/38 Louis Armstrong Ork, Midge Williams, Sonny Woods, Stump & Stumpy, Rubberneck Holmes, John Garth, Dusty Fletcher, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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12/30/38 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, 3 Chocolateers, Laura Pierre, Flash & Dash, Dusty Fletcher, Jackie Mabley

01/06/39 Mills Brothers, Claude Hopkins Ork, Beverly White, 3 Whirlwinds, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
01/13/39 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Norman & Blake, Bobbie & Teddy Drinkard, 4 Swingsters & Edith King, Jackie Mabley, John La Rue
01/20/39 Earl Hines Ork, Jean Eldridge
01/27/39 Count Basie, Smiles & Smiles, 3 Sharps & A Flat, Connie Scott, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
02/03/39 Fats Waller, Jeni LeGon, Myra Johnson,
02/10/39 Andy Kirk Ork, Pha Terrell, Mary Lou Williams, Moke & Poke, Wilton Crawley, Pigmeat
02/17/39 Duke Ellington Ork, Ivie Anderson, McCain & Ross, Spoons Brown, Carl & Harryette, Jackie Mabley, George Williams
02/24/39 Tiny Bradshaw, Nina Mae McKinney, Lawrence Criner, Sunshine Sammy & Sleepy Williams, Ventriloquist Holmes, Lavonia Bennett
03/03/39 Savoy Sultans Ork, Peg Leg Bates, Chuck & Chuckles, Jean Starr, George Wiltshire, Sandy Burns, George Williams
03/10/39 Cab Calloway, 3 Berry Brothers, June Richmond, Derby Wilson, Dusty Fletcher
03/17/39 Nicholas Brothers, Don Redman Ork, George Dewey Washington, Winters & Merano, Carmen Brown, Sahji
03/24/39 Slim & Slam, Floyd Ray, Ivy, Vern, & Von, Sweetie Pie, Earle & Frances, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire, John La Rue
03/31/39 Teddy Hill Ork, 3 Dandridge Sisters, Tip, Tap, & Toe, Babe Wallace, Sweetie Pie, Winton & Diane
04/07/39 Count Basie Ork, Honi Coles & Bert Howell, Babe Wallace, Sam Theard
04/14/39 Lucky Millinder Ork, Avis Andrews, Harlem Highlanders, Bill Bailey, Martinez & Martin, Jackie Mabley, Sam Theard
04/21/39 Edgar Hayes Band, Von Grona's Swing Ballet, Chilton & Thomas, Mabel Scott, Rubberlegs Williams, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
04/28/39 Erskine Hawkins Ork, Ida James, (Doc) Sausage & His Pork Chops, Pete Nugent, Leroy Williams, Pigmeat, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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05/05/39 Claude Hopkins Ork, Beverly White, 4 Ink Spots, Bobby & Patsy, Pigmeat, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire, Vivian Harris
05/12/39 Louis Armstrong Ork, Anise & Aland, Mae Diggs, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Ricco, Pigmeat
05/19/39 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Babe Matthews, Satch & Satchel, Mae Diggs, Flash & Dash, Pigmeat
05/26/39 Chick Webb Ork, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Jackson & Son, Evelyn Keyes, Jackie Mabley
06/02/39 Willie Bryant Band, Emmett Mathews Band, Lillian Spray, Pigmeat, John Mason
06/09/39 Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Louise Beavers, Reginald Fenderson, Willie Bryant, 3 Speed Kings, John Mason
06/16/39 Earl Hines Ork, Jack Sneed, Charlie Bristol, Madeline Belt, Pigmeat, George Wiltshire
06/23/39 Maxine Sullivan, Billy Hix & His Sizzling Swingsters, Sonny, Tommy, & Al, Mae Diggs, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
06/30/39 Fats Waller Band, Myra Johnson, Norton & Norton, Ford, Marshall, & Jones, John Mason
07/07/39 Benny Carter Ork, Eddie Heywood, Tyree Glenn, Jerry & Turk, 3 Tops, Edna Harris, Eddie McCormack, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskett
07/14/39 Rosetta Tharpe, Savoy Sultans Ork, Renee & Estelle, Billy & Charles, John Mason, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire
07/21/39 Erskine Hawkins, Ida James, Mae Johnson, Coreonia Hayman, Blanche & Elliott, Slim & Eddie, John Mason, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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07/28/39 Teddy Wilson Band, Thelma Carpenter, 4 Step Brothers, Lucky Sisters, Mae Diggs, Baby Banks, Dusty Fletcher, Crackshot,

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                 George Wiltshire

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08/04/39 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Babe Matthews, 3 Riffs, Jean Starr, 3 Rhythmettes, Babe Wallace, John Mason, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire
08/11/39 Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Joe Turner & Pete Johnson, Teddy Hill Band, Billie Holiday, Willie Bryant, Tip, Tap, & Toe, Pigmeat
08/18/39 Ernie Fields Band, Leora Davis, Melvin Moore, Conway & Parks, 6 Merry Highlanders, Princess Orelia, 8 Whirling Dervishes, John Mason,

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                 Jimmy Baskett

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08/25/39 Andy Kirk Ork, Pha Terell, Mary Lou Williams, June Richmond, Floyd Smith, Henry Wells, Dick Wilson, Timmie & Freddie, McCain &

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                 Ross, Swan & Lee, Mae Diggs

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09/01/39 Peters Sisters, Lucky Millinder Ork, Barrington Guy, Danny & Edith, Joyce Beasley, Chink Collins, Charles Smith, John Mason,

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                 Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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09/08/39 Don Redman Ork, Avis Andrews, Jitterbug, Tramp Band, Flash & Dash, Madeline Belt, Chink Collins, John Mason, Jimmy Baskett
09/15/39 Duke Ellington Ork, Edwards Sisters, Bill Bailey, Madeline Greene, Jackie Mabley, Buster Cromwell, Johnny Vigal
09/22/39 Claude Hopkins Ork, Pete Nugent, Al & Freddie, Babe Edwards, 5 Hep Cats, Bishop Tinsley, John Mason, Sandy Burns, Johnny Vigal
09/29/39 Roy Eldridge Ork, Laurel Watson, 3 Dandridge Sisters, Henri Wessels, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Tim Moore, Rubberneck Holmes,

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                 Joe Byrd

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10/06/39 Teddy Wilson Band, Cook & Brown, Atta Blake, Alberta Perkins, Ann Richardson, Cora Parks, Freddy Johnson, Myrtle Wilson,

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                 Jean Eldridge, John Mason, Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire

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10/13/39 Earl Hines Ork, Kathryn Perry, Tommy Trent, Eddie Green, 3 Jungle Kings, Chink Smith, Damaroff & Dawn
10/20/39 Buck & Bubbles, Teddy Hill Ork, Stump & Stumpy, Mae Diggs, Nan Snow, Bradley's Boys
10/27/39 Tiny Bradshaw Ork, Mae Arthur, Son & Sonny, Tanya, Kamis Brothers, Mae Diggs, John Mason, Sandy Burns, Johnny Vigal,

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                 George Wiltshire

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11/03/39 Noble Sissle Ork, Billy Banks, Ruby Hill, Ada Brown, Jerry Taps, Claude & Corinne, 5 Budds, Bradly Boys, John Mason, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire

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11/10/39 Fats Waller Band, Myra Johnson, Tanya, Big Time Crip, Walter Batie, John Mason, Clifford Bowman, Vivian Harris
11/17/39 Blanch Calloway Ork, Bob Parish, Mush & Sugar, 2 Rhythm Giants, Frances Brock, Cowans' Tramp Band, John Mason, Sandy Burns
11/24/39 Edgar Hayes Band, Claudia McNeil, Walter Green, 3 Little Words, Julia Gardner, 4 Co-eds, John Mason, Sandy Burns, Jimmy Baskett
12/01/39 Charlie Barnet Ork, McCain & Ross, Julia Gardner, Frances Brock, Detroit Crip, Maxie Armstrong, John Mason
12/08/39 Lee Norman Band, Bob Parish, Winfield & Ford, Putney Dandridge, Mae Diggs, Raymond Koalund, Butch The Clown, Sandy Burns,

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                 George Wiltshire, George Williams

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12/15/39 Bunny Berigan Ork, Apus & Estrellita, Al Hylton (magician), Viola Underwood, Long & Short
12/22/39 Cab Calloway, Rosetta Tharpe, 3 Chocolateers, Apus & Estrellita, Calloway's Dancing Boys & Girls
12/29/39 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, Troy Brown, Millen Brothers, Apus & Estrellita, Red Rogers, Marjorie Hubbard

01/05/40 Andy Kirk; DeMargo Sisters; Spic & Span; Sandy, Apus & George; Elizabeth Dozier & Harperettes; Lindy Hop Champions
01/12/40 Count Basie, Helen Humes, Jackie Mabley, Jimmy Rushing, Taps Miller
01/19/40 Erskine Hawkins, 3 Peppers, Dolores Brown, Jimmie Mitchell
01/26/40 Les Hite, Slim Gaillard & Flat Foot Floogie Boys
02/02/40 4 Ink Spots, Savoy Sultans (Al Cooper's Band), Foster & Batie, Mae Diggs, Baby Hines, Clarence Robinson Girls
02/09/40 Harry James; 3 Jones Brothers; Jean Starr; Edwards Sisters; Norman Astwood; Teddy Allen; Apus, Sandy & George
02/16/40 Earl Hines, Kathryn Perry, 3 Dukes, Rodney Sturgis, Viola (contortionist), David, Goliath, & Wyttye
02/23/40 Lucky Millinder; 4 Step Brothers; Earl & Frances; 3 Magnandes; Apus, Stella, Sandy, & George; Stone Singers
03/01/40 Fats Waller, Myra Johnson, Johnny Hudgins, Earle & Frances
03/08/40 Teddy Wilson, Bill Bailey, Jean Eldridge, 3 Riffs, Lucky Sisters, Emil & Evelyn, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks, George Wiltshire
03/15/40 Claude Hopkins, Orlando Roberson, Moke & Poke, Barry Guy, Viola Underhill, Charles Bristol, Flo Maye, Sandy Burns, Apus Brooks,

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                 George Wiltshire

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03/22/40 Ella Fitzderald, Peg Leg Bates, 2 Zephyrs, Sadji, Jackie Mabley
03/29/40 Harlem Showboat (with Bardu Ali's band); Thomas Wilson; Candy & Pepper; Henry Wessels; Apus, Stella, Sandy, & George
04/05/40 Sister Tharpe, Coleman Hawkins, Deep River Boys, Dusty Fletcher, Punch & Judy
04/12/40 Savoy Sultans band, Rimacs (South American band), Dusty Fletcher's revue
04/19/40 Charlie Barnet, 3 Loose Nuts, Flash & Dash, Mae Diggs, Brownskin Chorus
04/26/40 Tiny Bradshaw, 3 Peters Sisters, Lewis & Van, Norman Astwood, Chink Collins, Rose Brown
05/03/40 Ethel Waters, Willie Bryant, Leon Abbey band
05/10/40 Louis Prima, Willie Bryant
05/17/40 Cab Calloway, Avis Andrews, Stump & Stumpy, Matthews & Young, Cotton Club Dancers
05/24/40 Count Basie, Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing, Hotcha Drew, Willie Jackson, Tommy & Al, Alex Lovejoy
05/31/40 Erskine Hawkins, 5 Crackerjacks, Miller Brothers & Lois, Dolores Brown, Jimmie Mitchell
06/07/40 Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Marie Bryant, Judy Carol, Conway & Parks, Jelly Smith, Willie Jackson
06/14/40 Ralph Cooper, Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham, Coleman Hawkins, Anise & Aland, Pete Nugent, Cotton Club Boys
06/21/40 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Honi Coles, Dusty Fletcher, Billy Eckstine ("Ekstein")
06/28/40 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Floyd Smith, Mary Lou Williams, John Mason, John Vigal, Flashe & Sunda, Novelle Trio
07/05/40 Louis Armstrong, Chuck & Chuckles, Roscoe Simmons, Evelyn Keyes, George Wiltshire, Binkie & Margie, Dusty Fletcher
07/12/40 Sunset Royal Band; Burnean, Harris, & Scott; Silver The Horse; Spoons Brown; Long & Short; John Mason; Johnny Vigal
07/19/40 Slim & Slam & Flat Foot Floogie Boys, Golden Gate Quartet, Addison Carey Revue
07/26/40 closed for renovations
08/02/40 closed for renovations
08/09/40 closed for renovations
08/16/40 closed for renovations
08/23/40 closed for renovations
08/30/40 Lew Leslie's Rhapsody In Black, Cecil Mack's Choir, Ada Brown, Mae Diggs, Moore & Byrd, Swan & Lee, Estelle & Papo
09/06/40 Lew Leslie's Rhapsody In Black (second act), Ada Brown, Son & Sonny, Honi Coles, Mae Diggs, Kate Hall, Anise & Aland
09/13/40 Ella Fitzgerald & Ork, Taft Jordan, Mary Bruce Dancing Girls
09/20/40 Louis Prima, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Whitey's Lindy Champs
09/27/40 Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Cats & The Fiddle, Butterbeans & Susie
10/04/40 Erskine Hawkins, Kitty Murray, Salt & Pepper, 2 Turbines, John Mason, Johnny Vigal, Vivian Harris
10/11/40 John Kirby, Maxine Sullivan, Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat
10/18/40 Count Basie, Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing, Maxie Armstrong, Pearl Bailey, 3 Bye Sisters, Johnny Vigal, John Mason
10/25/40 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Floyd Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Peg Leg Bates, Joyner & Foster
11/01/40 Mills Brothers, Claude Hopkins Ork, Belle Powell, Son & Sonny, John Mason, Johnny Vigal, Marion Worthy, Barbara Belmore,

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                 Jimmie Smith

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11/08/40 Fats Waller, Lorenzo Robeson, Walker & Walker, Lou Spencer, Beachcombers, John Mason, Vigal, & Koko
11/15/40 Jimmie Lunceford, 3 Peters Sisters, Miller Brothers & Lois, Swan & Lee, Jean Starr, Norman Astwood
11/22/40 Cab Calloway, Avis Andrews, Moke & Poke, Anise & Aland
11/29/40 Tiny Bradshaw, 4 Step Brothers, Cotton Club Tramp Band, John Mason, Freddie Koko, Johnny Vigal, Pauline Bryant, Herman Reed
12/06/40 Charlie Barnet, Edith Wilson, Mae Diggs, Billy & Vivian, Sandy, Freddie, & George;
12/13/40 Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Herbie Jeffries (singing cowboy), Covan & Covan, Jerry Taps, David & Whitty, Herman Reed
12/20/40 Lucky Millinder, Erskine Butterfield, Gee & Whiz, Connie Harris, Laurel Watson, John Mason
12/27/40 Ella Fitzgerald & band, Babe Wallace, Whitey's Cyclonic Dancers, Son & Sonny

01/03/41 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, 2 Lucky Bucks, Apus & Stella
01/10/41 Earl Hines, Madeline Greene, Billy Eckstein (Eckstine), 3 Peppers, Bill Bailey, Nouvelles, Freddie Robinson, Jimmy Baskette, Johnny Vigal
01/17/41 Ersikine Hawkins; Burnham, Harris, & Scott; 3 Wiles, Juanita Johnson, Ida James, Jimmie Mitchell, Freddie Koko, Jimmy Baskette,

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                 George Wiltshire

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01/24/41 Louis Prima, Connie Klass, Deep River Boys, Kitty Murray, Otto Eason, [Freddie] Robinson & George Wiltshire
01/31/41 Cats & The Fiddle, Blanche Calloway, Richard Huey, Mary Bruce's Girls & Boys, Blue Moaners Quartet, Sam Theard [Spo-Dee-O-Dee]
02/07/41 Tan Manhattan (musical comedy)
02/14/41 Les Hite, 3 Chocolateers, Julia Gardner, Vance Lowry, Freddie Robinson, Dewey Brown, George Wiltshire
02/21/41 Up Harlem Way (musical comedy) - Slim & Slam, Billie Holiday, Conway & Parks, Flournoy Miller, Nina Mae McKinney
02/28/41 Tropicana (musical comedy) - Rosetta Tharpe, Conway & Parks, Mary Bruce Girls, Norman Astwood
03/07/41 On Striver's Row (musical comedy) - Louis Jordan, Amanda Randolph, Dot Saulters, Pauline Johns, Harlem Highlanders,

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                 Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

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03/14/41 Bill Robinson, Billy Butler's Band, Apus & Estrellita, 3 Gaines Brothers, Claudia McNeil, Freddie Robinson, George Wiltshire
03/21/41 Harlem Rhapsody (musical comedy) - Stump & Stumpy, Edity Wilson, Honi Coles, Hilda Rogers, Moore & Byrd, Norton & Holley
03/28/41 Tan Town Topics (musical comedy) - Flournoy Miller, 5 Crackerjacks, Juanita Hall Singers, Lilyn Brown, James P. Johnson Band,

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                 Johnny Vigal, Flash & Dash

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04/04/41 Gone With The Wind - no stage show
04/11/41 Ella Fitzgerald & Band, Babe Wallace, King Brothers, Slim Thomas, Simpson's Humanettes, Bing Williams, Sterling & Rebia, Koko,

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                 George Wiltshire

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04/18/41 Earl Hines, Madeline Greene, Billy Ekstein [Eckstine], John Mason, Sandy Burns, Jimmy Baskette, Johnny Vigal, Avon Long,

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                 Madeline Belt, Taps & Baby

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04/25/41 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Red & Curley, Walter Green, John Mason, Jimmy Baskette, Harperettes
05/02/41 Ralph Cooper, Pigmeat, Una Mae Carlisle, Lucky Millinder, Wallace Brothers, Carl & Harriet
05/09/41 Swingin' In Society (musical comedy) - Willie Bryant, Lena Horne, Albert Ammons, Dusty Fletcher, St. Clair & Leroy
05/16/41 Louis Armstrong, Sonny Woods, Ann Baker, Timmie & Freddie, John Mason, Alberta Perkins, Helen Stewart, Sandy Burns,

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                 Jimmy Baskette

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05/23/41 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Floyd Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Henry Wills, Runaway Four, Tondelayo & Lopez, Norman Astwood,

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                 Sandy Burns, John Mason

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05/30/41 Cats & The Fiddle, Savoy Sultans, Pigmeat
06/06/41 John Kirby, Bob Howard, Willie Bryant, Jackie Mabley, Bill Bailey, Viola Jefferson
06/13/41 Billie Holiday, Christopher Columbus Band, 3 Peters Sisters, Pigmeat
06/20/41 Mimo Club Revue - Moke & Poke, Norton & Margo, Pete Nugent, Pigmeat, Sahji, Victoria Spivey, Lula Pierre, 6 Grooveneers, Millie & Billie
06/27/41 Ralph Cooper, Stuff Smith Band, Ada Brown
07/04/41 Canada Lee, Blanche Calloway, Willie Bryant, Troy Brown, Baron Lee, O'Connor Brothers
07/11/41 closed
07/18/41 closed
07/25/41 closed
08/01/41 closed
08/08/41 closed
08/15/41 closed
08/22/41 closed
08/29/41 Ink Spots; Sunset Royal Orchestra; Spider Bruce; Sandy Burns; Johnny Vigal; Froshien Stewart; Eddie, Jack & Betty; Ralph Brown
09/05/41 Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Alberta Perkins, 4 Co-Eds, Yak Taylor, Naomi Price, Lillian Brown, Myrtle Hutchinson, Lavolos Tullos, Quinnie
09/12/41 Ella Fitzgerald & Band; Miller Brothers & Lois; Pansy The Horse; Myrtle Wilson; Spider, Ashes, & Johnny
09/19/41 Fats Waller, Apus & Estrellita, Myra Johnson, Candy & Pepper, Bobby Cossey, Bo Jenkins, Sinclair & Leroy
09/26/41 Lucky Millinder; Trevor Bacon; Rosetta Tharpe; Burnham, Harris & Scott; McCain & Ross; Freddie & Flo
10/03/41 Bill Robinson's Hot Mikado
10/10/41 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Savoy Sultans, Kitty Murray, Florida Aristocrats, Johnny Lee, Evelyn White,

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                 Babe Lawrence (s/b Baby Laurence)

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10/17/41 Horace Henderson, 4 Toppers, Mary Bruce Dancing Girls & Boys, Conway & Parks, Monte Hawley, Hollywood's Canine Wonders
10/24/41 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Floyd Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Chuck & Chuckles, 3 Kings, Tampa Boys, Earl & Frances
10/31/41 Louis Prima, Butterbeans & Susie, Walter Green, George Williams, Muriel Cook, Freddie Heron
11/07/41 Cab Calloway; Avis Andrews; Paul, Slim, & Eddie; Otto Eason, Palmer Brothers
11/14/41 Lil Green, Berry Brothers, Tiny Bradshaw, Chilton & Thomas, Monte Hawley & Johnny Lee
11/21/41 Charlie Barnet, Freddie & Flo, Sam Manning, Peckin' Joe, Dorothy Johnson, Juvenile Jitterbugs
11/28/41 Lionel Hampton, 3 Peters Sisters, Billie Holiday, Big Time Crip, Joyner & Foster
12/05/41 Doc Wheeler's Sunset Royal Band, Henry Armstrong (a fighter), Ralph Cooper, Whitey's Jitterbugs, Cook & Brown, John Mason
12/12/41 Lucky Millinder; Rosetta Tharpe; Anise & Aland; 5 Crackerjacks; Honi Coles; Spider, Ashes, & Johnny
12/19/41 Willie Bryant, Bob Parish, Earl Bostic, 4 Marvels, Louise McCarrol, Tim Moore, Lucky Sisters, 3 Giants Of Rhythm
12/26/41 Jimmie Lunceford, Velma Middleton, Miller Brothers & Lois

01/02/42 Claude Hopkins, Tune Toppers, Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Flo Brown, Gonzales Trio
01/09/42 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Miss Rhapsody, Pot, Pan & Skillet
01/16/42 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Jackie Mabley, 3 Brown Sisters
01/23/42 Earl Hines, Ralph Cooper, Dewey Brown, Sahji, Rhythm Red, Son & Sonny, 4 Macks
01/30/42 Maxine Sullivan, Christopher Columbus Band, Pat Flowers, Taps Miller, Carl & Harriet, Wallace's Puppets, Mason & Vigal
02/06/42 Louis Armstrong, Sonny Woods, Ann Baker, Pops & Louie, Cholly & Dottie, Moore & Byrd, Wallace Boys, Louise Beavers
02/13/42 Ella Fitzgerald & Band, Bobby Evans, 2 Zephyrs, 3 Riffs, 6 Faludys, Moore & Byrd
02/20/42 Cats & The Fiddle, Fletcher Henderson, 3 Businessmen Of Rhythm, 4 Kit Kats, Rhythm Debs, Bobby Evans, Lee & Hawley,

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                 Dynamite Jefferson

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02/27/42 Erskine Hawkins, Ida James, Avery Parrish, Pops & Louie, Bobby Evans, 3 Acromaniacs, Harvey & Lee
03/06/42 Fats Waller, Myra Johnson, 3 Shades Of Rhythm, Football Dogs, Burnham, Harris & Scott
03/13/42 Lil Green, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Sisters, Glenn & Jenkins, Snap & Snappy
03/20/42 Les Hite, Ralph Cooper, Eddie Rector, Beachcombers, Claudia McNeil, Dewey Brown, Red & Curley
03/27/42 Salute To Negro Troops (musical revue) - Red Allen band, Jay Higgenbotham
04/03/42 John Kirby band, Peg Leg Bates, Willie Bryant, Delta Rhythm Boys, Holmes & Jean, Shelton Brooks
04/10/42 Billie Holiday, Benny Carter Band, Sons Of The South, Al Guster, Pigmeat
04/17/42 Jay McShann, Walter Brown, 4 Kings & A Queen (they were cancelled after 2 performances), Ann Lewis, Conway & Parks,

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                 Pigmeat, Arnault Family, Willie Dee

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04/24/42 Hot Lips Page, Whitey's Jitterbugs, Ann Lewis, Bill Bailey, Pigmeat, George Wiltshire, Vivian Harris
05/01/42 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Floyd Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Nightingale, 4 Hartens, Stanley Brothers, Pigmeat
05/08/42 Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo, Ford, Bowie, & Daly
05/15/42 Mills Brothers, Cootie Williams, Stump & Stumpy, 3 Jokers, Maxine Bros. & Bobby
05/22/42 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Charioteers, Joyner & Foster, Eddie Rector, Jimmy Baskett, Monroe Brothers, Sarah Brown
05/29/42 Ed Sullivan's Harlem Cavalcade - Noble Sissle, Moke & Poke, Jimmie Daniels, Avis Andrews, 5 Crackerjacks, Tim Moore, Joe Byrd,

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                 Lee & Hawley, Flournoy Miller, Maude Russell

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06/05/42 4 Ink Spots, Doc Wheeler's Sunset Royal Band, Cholly & Dotty, Snakehips Davis, Batie & Tuffie, Tylor, Thorne, & Post
06/12/42 Lucky Millinder, Rosetta Tharpe, Otto Eason, Brookins & Van, Burns & Givins, Trevor Bacon, Billy Adams & Victoria Spivey

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                  Rhythm Willie,

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06/19/42 Claude Hopkins, 4 Blues, Bill Bailey, Tim Moore, Johnny Lee, Monte Hawley
06/26/42 Erskine Hawkins, Dee Lloyd McKay, Ida James, Pete Nugent, Jesse Cryor, Pigmeat, 4 Kit Kats, Jimmy Baskette
07/03/42 Benny Carter Band, Tip, Tap, & Toe, Carl & Harriet, Tim Moore, Jimmy Baskette, Olivette Miller
07/10/42 Earl Hines, Rubberlegs Williams, 3 Palms, Pigmeat, Madeline Greene, Billy Eckstein, Bogash & Bardine, George Wiltshire
07/17/42 closed
07/24/42 closed
07/31/42 closed
08/07/42 closed
08/14/42 closed
08/21/42 closed
08/28/42 closed
09/04/42 4 Ink Spots, Lucky Millinder, Rosetta Tharpe, Trevor Bacon, Edwards Sisters, Tim Moore, Jesse & James
09/11/42 Lil Green, Tiny Bradshaw, Chuckles & Cromer, 1942 Harvest Moon Champions
09/18/42 Cats & The Fiddle, Eddie Durham All-Girl Ork., Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskette
09/25/42 Noble Sissle, Jesse Cryor, Olivette Miller, 3 Peters Sisters, Timbu (the human ape), 7 Predysons, Sandy, George, & Vivian
10/02/42 Louis Prima, Harlem Highlanders, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskette, Artie Brooks
10/09/42 Earl Hines, Madeline Greene, Billy Eckstein, Patterson & Jackson, 6 Willys, Tim Moore, Jimmie Smith (dances on a xylophone)
10/16/42 Cootie Williams, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Sinclair & Leroy, Pearl Bailey, Patterson & Jackson, 4 Skating Macks, Atta Blake
10/23/42 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Timbu (the human ape), Atta Blake, 6 Lucky Girls, Tim Moore, Smith Brothers
10/30/42 Louis Armstrong, Butterbeans & Susie, Velma Middleton, 2 Zephyrs
11/06/42 Fletcher Henderson, Slim & Sweets, Clarence Ellis, Ginger Snaps, Mason & Vigal, Jackie Mabley
11/13/42 Hot Lips Page, Willie Bryant, Stump & Stumpy, Avis Andrews, Holmes & Jean, Adriano & Charlie
11/20/42 Ella Fitzgerald, 4 Keys, Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans
11/27/42 Erskine Hawkins, Ida James, Red & Curley, Dick Montgomery, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskette, Manhattan Paul, Pops & Bernice
12/04/42 Louis Jordan, Beverly White, Thompson Brothers, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskette, 6 Willys
12/11/42 Fats Waller, Deep River Boys, 4 Kit Kats, Myra Johnson, Baltimore Howards, Williams & Wiltshire
12/18/42 Charlie Barnet, Peanuts Holland, Howard McGhee, Nita Bradley, Chubby Jackson, Moke & Poke, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskette,

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                 Derby Wilson & Frenchy

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12/25/42 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Thelma Carpenter, Bill Bailey, The Zoppys, Apus & Estrellita, Pigmeat, Jimmy Baskette

01/01/43 Jimmie Lunceford, Bob Howard, Miller Brothers & Lois, Mabel Scott, Kitty Murray
01/08/43 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Jackie Mabley, Glenn & Jenkins, Bunny Briggs
01/15/43 Earl Hines, Madeline Greene, Billy Eckstein, Long & Short, Julie Gardner, 3 Business Men Of Rhythm, Patterson & Jackson
01/22/43 Cootie Williams, 3 Business Men Of Rhythm, Beachcombers, Jivadeers, Kitty Murray
01/29/43 John Kirby, George Dewey Washington, Spizzie & Willie, Jimmie Peterson, 4 Earles, Bea Moten, Edna Mae Harris
02/05/43 Louis Prima, Lily Ann Carroll, Bea & Her Beaux, Beachcombers, Maxellos, Edna & George

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                 (guess: Edna "Yack" Taylor and George Wiltshire)

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02/12/43 Lionel Hampton, Dinah Washington, Rubel Blakely, Pops & Louie
02/19/43 Tony Pastor, Pigmeat, Viola the contortionist, Peckin' Joe, Jimmy Baskette, Ford, Bowie, & Bennie
02/26/43 Ella Fitzgerald, 4 Keys, Eddie Durham & His All-Girl Band, Wallace Brothers, The Great Bender, Allen Drew, Pigmeat
03/05/43 Erskine Hawkins, Ida James, Josie Garrison, Cornbread & Honeychile, Baby Laurence, Tim Moore, Tanglefoot & Bateest
03/12/43 Lil Green, Tiny Bradshaw, 4 Southern Sons
03/19/43 Fletcher Henderson, Cuban Diamonds, Brown & Brown Trio, Douglas Brothers, Sharkey The Seal
03/26/43 Louis Jordan, 3 Poms, Freddie & Flo, Jimmy Baskette, Al Sears Band, wrestling bear
04/02/43 Fats Waller, Muggsy Spanier, Sinclair & LeRoy, Claudia McNeil, Dave McHarris
04/09/43 Valaida Snow, Sunset Royal Band, Alan Courtney
04/16/43 Una Mae Carlisle, Herman Autrey, Slick Jones, Willie Bryant, Cowan's Cyclonic Musical Madcaps, Ruby Smith, Harold Cromer
04/23/43 Earl Hines, Billy Eckstein, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Bailey
04/30/43 Charlie Barnet, Peanuts Holland, Trummy Young, Oscar Pettiford, Chubby Jackson, Mary Ann McCall, Howard McGhee, Jesse James,

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                 Bunny Briggs, Moore & Wilson, Gibsons

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05/07/43 Teddy Powell, Billie Holiday, Pops & Louie
05/14/43 Cootie Williams, Pearl Bailey, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Kay & Karol, Charlie Bristol, Strawberry & Julia, Randolph & Purvis
05/21/43 John Kirby, Avis Andrews, Troy Brown & Baron Lee, Snap & Snappy, Jimmy Young, Cecil Scott's Band
05/28/43 Cats & The Fiddle, Miltin Larkin Ork, with "Teabone" Walker (T-Bone), Cook & Brown, Princess Sahloo
06/04/43 Erskine Hawkins, Jimmie Mitchell, Sandra Lee, King Johnson, 3 Reeves Sisters, Carlton Emmy & His Dogs, Willie Jackson
06/11/43 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Pegleg Jefferson & Mary, Eddie Lemons, Bateest & Rastus
06/18/43 Ella Fitzgerald, 4 Keys, Eddie Durham's All Girl Band, Tim Moore, Peckin' Joe
06/25/43 Bob Chester Band, 4 Southern Sons, Eddie Rector, Adrien Dancers
07/02/43 Lionel Hampton, Joe Williams, Dinah Washington
07/09/43 Earl Hines, Billy Eckstein, Sarah Vaughan, Al Custer
07/16/43 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Andrew Sinclair, Tit & Tat, Graysons, Tim, George, & Vivian (Tim Moore, George Wiltshire, Vivian Harris)
07/23/43 Louis Jordan, Billy Byrd, Appletons, Ruth Warner, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Cecil Scott Band
07/30/43 Cootie Williams, Dick Montgomery, Lillian Fitzgerald, Fritz & Carol, Sandy Birch
08/06/43 closed
08/13/43 closed
08/20/43 closed
08/27/43 Lil Green, Tiny Bradshaw, 6 Toppers, Louis McBride, 6 Freddy Sons
09/03/43 4 Ink Spots, Eddie Robinson Band, Ray Sneed, Jigsaw Jackson
09/10/43 Charlie Barnet, Moke & Poke, Bunny Briggs
09/17/43 Earl Hines, Baby Laurence, Jesse James, Lopez & Venida
09/24/43 Cab Calloway, 3 Chocolateers, Fay Canty, Cholly & Dottie, Ralph Brown, Rug Cutters
10/01/43 Jimmie Lunceford, Radcliffe & Jenkins, Miller Brothers & Lois, Dusty Fletcher, Tina Dixon
10/08/43 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Laurel Watson, Shorts Davis, Apus & Estrellita, DeCarlos, Tim, George, & Vivian
10/15/43 Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Durham's All Girl Band, The Bryants, Rubberlegs Williams, Tim, George, & Vivian,

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                 Cowans's Musical Madcaps (formerly the Nagasaki Tramp Band)

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10/22/43 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Joe Medlin, Canfield & Lewis, Caleb Peterson, 3 Hearts, Kid Lips Hackett, 4 Whippets
10/29/43 Georgie Auld Band, Billy Eckstein, Velma Middleton, Clark Brothers, Caleb Peterson
11/05/43 Ethel Waters, Al Sears Band, Velma Middleton
11/12/43 Lucky Millinder, Trevor Bacon, Judy Carol, Smith Sisters, Willie Duke, Jim Wong Chinese Troupe, Tim, George, & Vivian
11/19/43 Andy Kirk, June Richmond, Deep River Boys
11/26/43 Cootie Williams, Carter & Bowie, Bye Sisters, Caleb Peterson, Burton & Janet, Blackie Johnson
12/03/43 Bobby Sherwood Band, Alston & Young, Gail Landis, Harris & Frazier, Royal Harmony Four, Tim, George, & Vivian
12/10/43 4 Ink Spots, Nat Towles Band, Rosetta Tharpe, Killer Lawrence, Tanglefoot & Bateest, Doc Wheeler (MC)
12/17/43 Billie Holiday, Teddy McRae Band, Harlem Highlanders, Eddie Rector
12/24/43 Lionel Hampton, Dinah Washington, Rubel Blakely, Bobbie & Foster Johnson, Rae Pearl & YoYo
12/31/43 Jimmie Lunceford, Tina Dixon, Bert Howell & Buddy Bowsen, Tampa Boys, Bo Jenkins

01/07/44 Erskine Hawkins, Jimmie Mitchell, Effie Smith, the Kinneys, 2 Swing Maniacs, Salt & Pepper, Tim & Vivian
01/14/44 Louis Jordan, Hot Lips Page, Gertrude Saunders, Salt & Pepper
01/21/44 Don Redman Band, Dolores Brown, Crackerjacks, 3 Chocolateers, Cabin Kids, Johnny Vigal, John Mason, Edna "Yack" Taylor
01/28/44 Benny Carter Band, Savannah Churchill, Berry Brothers
02/04/44 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Dolly Pembrook, Claire Sisters, Richard Huey, Spider Bruce
02/11/44 Charlie Barnet, Bunny Briggs, Gwen Tyne, Spider Bruce, Low, Hite, & Stanley
02/18/44 Earl Hines, Sarah Vaughan, Blue Bonnets, 2 Nit Wits, Shorty Howell, The Canine Gang, Spider Bruce
02/25/44 Count Basie, Thelma Carpenter, Jimmy Rushing, Peg Leg Bates, Shorty Davis, John Mason, Johnny Vigal, Yack Taylor
03/03/44 Louis Prima, Lily Ann Carol, Leon Prima, Jimmy Vincent, Red & Curley, Lou Owen, 3 Edwards, Silver Echo Quartet
03/10/44 Fletcher Henderson, 6 Toppers, Gatemouth Moore, Baby Laurence, Doc Wheeler, Spider Bruce, Princess Aurelia
03/17/44 Louis Armstrong, Pops & Louie, Velma Middleton, 2 Zephyrs, Billy & Evelyn Nightingale
03/24/44 Lil Green, Tiny Bradshaw, Dusty Fletcher, Royal Harmony Five, Manhattan Trio, Sam Theard (Spo-Dee-O-Dee)
03/31/44 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Joe Medlin, Walter Batie & Tuffie, Skeet & Skeeter, Sam Theard (Spo-Dee-O-Dee)
04/07/44 Lucky Millinder, Ben Carter & Mantan Moreland, Count LeRoy, 3 Fat Men
04/14/44 Boyd Raeburn, Billy Eckstein, 3 Peters Sisters
04/21/44 Erskine Hawkins, 4 Ginger Snaps, Ford, Bowie & Bennie
04/28/44 Eddie Durham's All Girl Band, Trummy Young's Band, Rosetta Tharpe, Miller & Boo Gee, Honey Boy Thompson, Del Ray Brothers,

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                 Tim Moore, Vivian Harris, Crackshot

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05/05/44 Cab Calloway, 3 Chocolateers, Dol Saulters, Holmes & Jean, Claudia Oliver, Cabalettes, Johnny Taylor, Cab Jivers, Jonah Jones
05/12/44 Georgie Auld, Una Mae Carlisle, 3 Reeves Sisters, Joe Taylor, Stevens Brothers & their bear, Kay Little, Tim, Crack, & Vivian
05/19/44 Billie Holiday, Noble Sissle, Billy Mitchell
05/26/44 Ernie Fields, Willie Bryant, Al Cowan's Tramps (the Musical Madcaps), Remos' Midgets
06/02/44 Andy Kirk, 5 Cabineers, Alston & Young, Foster Johnson, Gwen Tynes
06/09/44 Roy Eldridge, Dee Lloyd McKaye, Butterbeans & Susie, Toni Brown, Gibsons, Spick & Span
06/16/44 Erskine Hawkins, Edwards Sisters, Jimmie Mitchell, Irene Wiley, Slim & Sweets, Coty & Sue, Tim, Crack, & Vivian
06/23/44 Lucky Millinder, Great Render, Judy Carol, Snooks & Allen, Boogie & Woogie, Blues Harris, Sonny Bibb
06/30/44 Lionel Hampton, Dinah Washington, Rubel Blakely, Conway & Parks, Billy & Evelyn Nightingale
07/07/44 Cats & The Fiddle, Gatemouth Moore, Praire View College Co-Eds, Chuck & Chuckles, Allen Drew
07/14/44 Earl Hines, Leon Collins, Buster & Toby, Dusty Fletcher
07/21/44 Lil Green, Luis Russell, Moke & Poke, Duke Of Iron, LaFleur & Manners, Baron Harris
07/28/44 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Warren Evans, Jimmie Smith, Ray & Ravita, 3 Jacks, 3 Sophisticated Ladies
08/04/44 closed
08/11/44 closed
08/18/44 closed
08/25/44 Cootie Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Pigmeat
09/01/44 4 Ink Spots, Luis Russell, Gatemouth Moore, Walter Green
09/08/44 Coleman Hawkins Band, Tommy Reynolds Band, Doris Smart & 3 Jacks
09/15/44 John Kirby Band, Cecil Scott Band, Warren Evans, Wyatt Clarke & Rosalie Young, Flournoy Miller & Johnny Lee
09/22/44 Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Doris Smart, Leroy, Leroy, & Juanita, Rene & Russell
09/29/44 Andy Kirk, Gwen Tynes, Toni Jenkins, 3 Chocolateers, Rhythm Williams, Grey Family, Brown & Brown
10/06/44 Roy Eldridge, Red Caps, Slim & Jim, John Hopkins, Billy Wells & 4 Fays
10/13/44 Louis Jordan, George Hudson Band, Manhattan Debs, Flash McDonald, Jelly Roll & Zuzu
10/20/44 Charlie Barnet, Lil Green, Bunny Briggs, Pigmeat
10/27/44 Count Basie, Patterson & Jackson, 3 Glenns, Shorts Davis, Jimmy Rushing, Thelma Carpenter
11/03/44 Tiny Bradshaw, Johnny & George, Cabineers, Ray & Rae, George Williams & Roscoe Dyla, Moke & Poke
11/10/44 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, 3 Peters Sisters, Baby Laurence, Billy & Eleanor, Riff Robbins Trio
11/17/44 Benny Carter, King Cole Trio, Savannah Churchill, Timmie Rogers
11/24/44 Duke Ellington, Dusty Fletcher, Cook & Brown, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, Al Hibbler
12/01/44 Billie Holiday, Hot Lips Page, Johnny Gardner, Rastus Murray, 4 Pin-Up Girls
12/08/44 Billie Rogers & Her Band, Mills Brothers, Eddie Heywood
12/15/44 Melo-Dears (all-girl band), Rosetta Tharpe, Edwards Sisters, Larry Steele, Ann Jenkins, Jackie Mabley
12/22/44 Billy Eckstine, Tip, Tap, & Toe, Boyd & Chapman, Sarah Vaughan, Jim Wong Troupe
12/29/44 Jimmie Lunceford, Tina Dixon, Leon Collins, 4 Step Brothers, Apus & Estrellita

01/05/45 Earl Hines, 4 Mello Tones (Basin Street Boys), Salt & Pepper, Janie Moses, Arthur Walker, Ford, Harris & Jones,

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                 Lord Essex (Essex Scott), Red Lyons, Tiny Dickerson, Al Wilson, Joe Byrd

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01/12/45 Cootie Williams, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Taps & Wilda, Clayton & Phillips, Annabelle Hill (girl baritone), Heckle & Jive
01/19/45 Boyd Raeburn, Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson, Joe Turner, Chuck & Jackie, Winnie Thompson
01/26/45 Red Caps, Frank Humphries Ork, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
02/02/45 Erskine Hawkins, Carol Tucker, Ace Harris, Jimmie Mitchell, 3 Smith Sisters, Smooth & Mellow, 4 Earles, The Notes (4 Notes),

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                 Sandy Burns

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02/09/45 4 Ink Spots, Luis Russell, Nora Blunt, Milton Buggs, Frank Galbreath, Ralph Brown, Juggling Jewels, Sandy Burns, Kelsey, Maud Russell
02/16/45 Andy Kirk, Una Mae Carlisle, Clark Brothers, 4 Notes, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
02/23/45 Fletcher Henderson, June Richmond, 3 Little Sisters, Dewey Taylor, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
03/02/45 Marva Louis, Cecil Scott Band, Deek Watson & Brown Dots, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
03/09/45 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Cracker Jacks, 3 Cabin Kids, Raps & Taps, (Margaret) Smith & (Buddy) Doyle, Virginia's Puppets
03/16/45 Noble Sissle, Lil Green, Butterbeans & Susie, Conway & Parks, Big Time Crip
03/23/45 Lucky Millinder, Ida James, Son & Sonny, Al & Billie Richards, Wynonie Harris, Gausmith Brothers
03/30/45 Louis Jordan, Jeter-Pillars Band, Manhattan Debs, Freddie Douglas (magician), Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
04/06/45 Jimmie Lunceford, Chuck & Chuckles, Jesse & James, Margaret Watkins
04/13/45 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Smitty & Dotty, 2 Rhythm Kings, Jimmie Smith, Ziggy Johnson's Brownskin Chorus,

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                 Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris

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04/20/45 Louis Armstrong, Red & Curley, Velma Middleton, Slim & Sweets
04/27/45 Ernie Fields Band, Dallas Bartley Band, Gatemouth Moore, Ziggy Johnson's Brownskin Chorus
05/04/45 Georgie Auld, Cats & The Fiddle, Manhattan Paul, Ray & Rae, Edwards Brothers, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
05/11/45 Hot Lips Page, Gladys Bentley, Ralph Cooper & His Stooges, Tab Smith Band, Ziggy Johnson's Brown Skin Dancing Dolls, Betty Mays,

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                 Frank Humphries

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05/18/45 Billy Eckstine, Peg Leg Bates, Kitty Murray, Pete Diggs, Coleman Clark
05/25/45 Lionel Hampton, Dinah Washington, Billy & Evelyn Nightingale, 2 Zephyrs
06/01/45 Teddy McRae Ork, Big Bill [Broonzy], Loumell Morgan Trio, Pops & Louie, Billy Mitchell (comedian)
06/08/45 4 Ink Spots, Cootie Williams, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Coke & Poke, Ralph Brown
06/15/45 Lucky Millinder, Bull Moose Jackson, Leon Ketchum, Rosetta Tharpe, 4 Steeplechasers, Ollie Bishop, McGinty & Hughes, 3 Tops
06/22/45 Earl Hines, Essex Scott, Ford, Harris & Jones, Anita Brown, Marlins, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
06/29/45 Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Rex Stewart, Ray Nance, Al Hibbler, Cook & Brown, Bert Howell & Buddy Bowser
07/06/45 Tiny Bradshaw, Bob Parrish, Edwards Sisters, Sam Theard (Spo-Dee-O-Dee)
07/13/45 Mal Hallett Band, Willie Bryant, Holmes & Jean, Annabelle Hill, Shorty Davis
07/20/45 Andy Kirk, Beverly White, Carl & Harriet, Ray Pearl & Yo Yo, George Wiltshire, Edna Harris, Monte Hawley, Duke Of Iron
07/27/45 Prairie View College Co-eds, Mabel Fairbanks (ice skater), Edith Wilson, Rigoletto Brothers & Aimee Sisters (musical acrobats),

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                 Rogers & Collins, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris

```

08/03/45 closed
08/10/45 closed
08/17/45 closed
08/24/45 Ethel Waters, Willie Bryant, Luis Russell, Deek Watson & Brown Dots, Walter Green, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
08/31/45 Erskine Hawkins, Dolores Brown, Ace Harris, Jimmie Mitchell, Jesse & James, Derby & Frenchie, Coco, Steve, & Eddie
09/07/45 Billy Eckstine, Deep River Boys, Ann Baker, 3 Glenns, Ralph James, Tim Moore, Crackshot, & Vivian Harris
09/14/45 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Benny Carter Band, Kitty Murray, Rhythm Willie, Johnny Taylor, Rhythm Girls
09/21/45 King Cole Trio, Andy Kirk, Beverly White, 2 Business Men Of Rhythm, Timmie Rogers
09/28/45 [held over]
10/05/45 Charlie Barnet, John Mason, Charlie Ray, Edna "Yack" Taylor, Rose Brown, Bunny Briggs, Dorothy Donegan
10/12/45 Jimmie Lunceford, Tina Dixon, Leon Collins, 4 Step Brothers, Patterson & Jackson
10/19/45 Cab Calloway, Dot Saulters, Moke & Poke, 3 Poms, Pearl Bailey
10/26/45 Red Caps, Georgie Auld Ork, Beulah Bryant, Hop, Skip, & Jump, George Williams, Roscoe Dyla
11/02/45 Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers, Tommy Reynolds band, Coco, Steve, & Eddie, Jackie Petty, Rastus Murray, George Wiltshire
11/09/45 Red Allen Band, Teddy McRae Band, Ben Carter & Mantan Moreland, Savannah Churchill, Alston & Young
11/16/45 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Covan & Covan, Brown & Brown Trio, Dick & Dot Remy, Ray Moore, Edna Mae Harris & Crackshot
11/23/45 Cats & The Fiddle, Frank Humphries Ork, Sarah Vaughan, Son & Sonny, Ralph Cooper, Steeplechasers
11/30/45 Johnny "Scat" Davis Band, Private Cecil Gant, 3 Chocolateers, Canfield & Lewis
12/07/45 Louis Jordan, Bon Bon (Tunnell) & Band, Manhattan Debs, Ben Berry, Margo, Ray Moore, Edna Mae Harris & Crackshow
12/14/45 Louis Jordan [held over], Hot Lips Page, Bishop & Palmer, O'Donnell & Blair, Duke Jenkins
12/21/45 Benny Carter, Deek Watson & Brown Dots, Butterbeans & Susie, Edwards Sisters, 3 Kings, Bixie Harris (Bixie Crawford)
12/28/45 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Dusty Fletcher, Shorts Davis, 3 Rockets

01/04/46 Lucky Millinder, Leon Ketchum, Annisteen Allen, Bull Moose Jackson, Panama Francis, Mack & Joe, Jelly Roll & Zuzu, Burnham,

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                 Harris & Scott

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01/11/46 Lil Green, Cowans' Musical Madcaps (Tramp Band), Sadie & Stella, Sahji, Pigmeat & Company
01/18/46 Andy Kirk, Floyd Smith, Beverly White, Tato & Marta, Billy & Eleanor, Dynamite Jefferson, Pigmeat
01/25/46 Billy Eckstine, Jubalaires, 4 Macks, Cindy & Windy, Pigmeat
02/01/46 Atlantic City Ebony Follies, Peg Leg Bates, Hortense Allen, Eddie Rector, Rubel Blakely Band, Cook & Brown, Debutantes,

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                 Ziggy Johnson's Brownskin Chorus

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02/08/46 Erskine Hawkins, Jimmmie Mitchell, Dolores Brown, Ace Harris, Walter Batie, 5 Greys, Boyd & Chapman, Ray Moore, Charlie Ray,

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                  Spider Bruce, Edna "Yack" Taylor

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02/15/46 Eddie Heywood Band, Honi Coles & Cholly Atkins, Octoroons, 3 Rays, George Hudson Band, Charlie Ray, Spider Bruce,

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                 Edna "Yack" Taylor

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02/22/46 Lionel Hampton, Red & Curley, Rimmer Sisters, Madeline Greene
03/01/46 Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers, Ernie Fields Band, Mel Moore, Pigmeat, Masalene & Dasalene
03/08/46 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Burnham, Harris, & Scott, Otto Eason, Sam & Eddie
03/15/46 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Band, Chuck & Chuckles, Mamie Ferguson, Potas & Felson, 3 Multon Steppers, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis
03/22/46 Cootie Williams, Ada Brown, Bob Merrill, Conway & Parks, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, Ray Sneed, John Bonn
03/29/46 Duke Ellington, Patterson & Jackson, Jesse & James Charlie Ray, Spider Bruce, Edna "Yack" Taylor
04/05/46 Gerald Wilson Band, Congeroos, 3 Buddies, Spider Bruce, Charlie Ray, Mariners (mixed group; would be with Arthur Godfrey)
04/12/46 Jimmie Lunceford, Stump & Stumpy, Myra Johnson, 6 Marvelettes, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
04/19/46 Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Buell Thomas, Slam Stewart Quartet, 3 Johnnies, Pigmeat
04/26/46 Roy Eldridge, Dorothy Donegan, Wynonie Harris, Glenn & Jenkins, 3 Dunhills
05/03/46 Cab Calloway, 3 Peters Sisters, Moke & Doke, Dottie Saulters, 3 Poms, All Americans
05/10/46 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Derby & Frenchy, Jansleys, Wingfoot, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
05/17/46 Count Basie, Pops & Louie, Ralph Brown, Ann Moore, Bob Bailey, Spider Bruce, Edna "Yack" Taylor, Charlie Ray
05/24/46 Charlie Barnet, Tick & Tock, Gil Maison, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
05/31/46 Willie Bryant Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Holmes & Jean, Paul Smith, Maxie Armstrong, George Williams
06/07/46 Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, 2 Zephyrs, Slim & Sweets, Velma Middleton, Leslie Scott
06/14/46 Mercer Ellington Band, Deep River Boys, Jackie Mabley, Clark Brothers, Howard Nichols, Spider Bruce, Edna "Yack" Taylor, Charlie Ray
06/21/46 Cats 'N Jammers (Bill Samuels Trio), Tiny Bradshaw, Edwards Sisters, Jigsaws, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
06/28/46 Dizzy Gillespie, Thelma Carpenter, Bob Evans, Moni, Spider Bruce
07/05/46 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Eddie Mallory Band, Kitty Murray, Mabel Scott, Steeplechasers
07/12/46 Lil Green, Valaida Snow, Al Cowans' Musical Madcaps (Tramp Band), Peck & Peck, Count Leroy, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
07/19/46 Louis Jordan, Hot Lips Page Band, Orlando Roberson, Mitchell & Gibson, Charlie Riano, Spider Bruce
07/26/46 Prairie View College Co-eds, Tiny Grimes Band, Bert Howell & Buddy Bowser, Estelle & Dinas, Claudia McNeil
08/02/46 Benny Carter Band, Ernie Morris, Bill Williams, Rubberlegs Williams, Lamberties, McCain & Goddard, Spider Bruce, Johnny Vigal,

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                 Edna "Yack" Taylor

```

08/09/46 closed
08/16/46 closed
08/23/46 closed
08/30/46 Earl Hines, Essex Scott, Dolores Parker, Arthur Walker, Hop, Skip, & Jump, Valda, Spider Bruce
09/06/46 Erskine Hawkins, Jimmie Mitchell, Ace Harris, Laura Washington, Coles & Atkins (ad said Honi Coles and Sholly Atkin), Jesse James,

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                 3 Claire Sisters, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn

```

09/13/46 Ella Fitzgerald, Cootie Williams, 4 Vagabonds, Spider Bruce
09/20/46 Willie Bryant Band, Cozy Cole, June Hawkins, Son & Sonny, Ray & Rae, Lucille Waters, Pigmeat
09/27/46 Cab Calloway, 3 Peters Sisters, Miller Brothers & Lois, Moke & Doke, All Americans
10/04/46 International Sweethearts Of Rhyhtm, Deek Watson & Brown Dots, 5 Crackerjacks, Jimmie Lewis, Tim Moore, Beth & Martin, Vivian Harris
10/11/46 Andy Kirk, Jubalaires, Beverly White, Joe William, Vernie & Hatchie, Sylvia Manon Trio, Tim Moore, George Williams, Vivian Harris
10/18/46 Louis Jordan, Miller & Lee, Phillips & Wall, Kawazawas, Johnny Otis (Chicago's newest swing sensation), Flournoy Miller & Johnny Lee
10/25/46 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers, Coleridge Davis Band, Tina Dixon, Leon Collins, Addison Carey's Chorus, George Wiltshire, Sybil Lewis,

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                 John Bunn

```

11/01/46 Slim Gaillard Trio, Randy Brooks Band, Hicks & Berry, Tampa & Bateest, Spider Bruce, Johnny Vigal, Edna "Yack" Taylor
11/08/46 Roy Milton Band, Jeter-Pillars Band, Billie & Millie, Addison Carey's Chorus, Pigmeat
11/15/46 Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Leon Ketchum, Harris, Burnham, & Scott, 2 Rimmer Sisters, Bull Moose Jackson, Paul Breckenridge,

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                 Spider Bruce, Johnny Vigal, Edna "Yack" Taylor

```

11/22/46 Ernie Fields Band, Mel Moore, Wynonie Harris, 4 Step Brothers, Salt & Pepper, Dobbson's Dogs, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
11/29/46 4 Ink Spots, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Band, Peg Leg Bates, Coke & Poke, Dinah Washington
12/06/46 Eddie Heywood Band, Alberta Hunter, Jimmie Lewis, Al & Billie Richards, 2 Jacks, Taps Miller, Joiner & Hamid, Spider Bruce
12/13/46 Luis Russell, Lee Richardson, Norma Shepherd, 3 Rays, Dr. Horse & His Jockeys, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis
12/20/46 Tiny Bradshaw, Thelma Carpenter, Manhatten Steppers, Sahji, Hickory Hill Billies, Pigmeat
12/27/46 Jimmie Lunceford, Tip, Tap, & Toe, Lewis & White, 3 Smith Sisters, Spider Bruce

01/03/47 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Patterson & Jackson, Businessmen Of Rhythm, Spider Bruce, Johnny Vigal,

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                 Edna "Yack" Taylor, George Williams

```

01/10/47 Billy Eckstine, Kitty Murray, Norma Miller, Tampa Boys, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
01/17/47 Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Lora Pierre, Edwards Brothers, Jackie Mabley, Stepin Fetchet, Mantan Moreland
01/24/47 Sy Oliver Band, Ravens, Jackie Mabley, Bob & Al, Spider Bruce
01/31/47 Jesse Stone Band, Conway & Parks, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
02/07/47 King Cole Trio, Nat Towles' Band, Beulah Bryant, Dick Berk, Tim Moore
02/14/47 Duke Ellington, Howell & Bowser, Peck & Peck, Al Hibbler, Freddie Douglas
02/21/47 Cats & The Fiddle, Johnny Otis Band, Lem Talley, Deborah Murphy, Fats Thomas, Scratch & Patch, Pigmeat, Sybyil Lewis, John Bunn
02/28/47 Illinois Jacquet, George Hudson Ork, Melody Masters (recorded for Apollo), Austin & Young, Crackshot
03/07/47 Earl Hines, Dolores Parker, Essex Scott, Arthur Walker, Scoops Carey, Holmes & Jean, Ford & Harris,

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                 John Mason (doing Open The Door, Richard)

```

03/14/47 Count Basie, Jimmy Rusing, Jo Jones, Bob Bailey, Ann Moore, Stump & Stumpy, 2 Zephyrs, Shorts Davis
03/21/47 Cootie Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Rector, 3 Riffs, Brookins & Van, Thorn & Roberts, Bob Merrill
03/28/47 Tab Smith, Lil Green, Stone Cold Dead Houdini (calypso), Pigmeat
04/04/47 Erskine Hawkins, Jimmie Mitchell, Laura Washington, Ace Harris, Harris & Scott, Jim Wong Troupe, Spider Bruce
04/11/47 Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers, Cat Anderson Band, Little Miss Cornshucks, Clark Brothers, Jimmy Butts, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
04/18/47 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Band, Deep River Boys, Mary Lou Williams, Will Mastin Trio, Spider Bruce
04/25/47 International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Jackie Mabley, Cowans' Musical Madcaps, Miller & Boogee, 4 Moroccans
05/02/47 Cab Calloway, Ravens, Miller Brothers & Lois, Dusty Fletcher
05/09/47 Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Paul Breckenridge, Deek Watson & Brown Dots, Edwards Sisters, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
05/16/47 Lionel Hampton, 3 Chocolateers, Red & Curley
05/23/47 Mills Brothers, Andy Kirk, Beverly White, Phillips & Wall, Jelly Roll & Zuzu, Great Bender
05/30/47 Louis Jordan, George Hudson Band, Mitchell & Gibson, Rosebud, Spider Bruce, Vivian Harris, Johnny Vigal
06/06/47 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers, Jeter-Pillars Band, Rhythm Willie, 3 Dunhills, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
06/13/47 Luis Russell, Lee Richardson, Charioteers, Billy & Eleanor Byrd, Pete Nugent, Spider Bruce, Vivian Harris, Johnny Vigal
06/20/47 Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, 4 Step Brothers, Nick & Anita Ball
06/27/47 Pearl Bailey, Sy Oliver Band, Cozy Cole, Son & Sonny
07/04/47 Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Velma Middleton, Leslie Scott, Myers & Walker, 3 Rockets
07/11/47 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Patterson & Jackson, Sam Theard (Spo-Dee-O-Dee), Congeroos, Slip, Slap, & Slide
07/18/47 Illinois Jacquet Band, Laurel Watson, Kenny & Lloyd, Count Leroy, Spider Bruce, Tommy Reynolds Band
07/25/47 Sid Catlett Band, 4 Notes, Arnett Cobb Band, Charlie Davis' Brownskin Chorus Girls, Spider Bruce
08/01/47 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Red Allen Orchestra, 4 Vagabonds
08/08/47 closed
08/15/47 closed
08/22/47 closed
08/29/47 closed
09/05/47 Earl Hines, Essex Scott, Jesse & James, Gibsons, Spider Bruce
09/12/47 Cab Calloway, Stump & Stumpy, Berry Brothers
09/19/47 Count Basie, Lewis & White, 3 Rockets, Jimmy Rushing, Bob Bailey, Ziggy Johnson's Brownskin Chorus Girls
09/26/47 Hadda Brooks, Cootie Williams, Coke & Poke, 3 Smith Sisters, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
10/03/47 Larry Steele's Smart Affairs - June Richmond, Jimmie Smith, Hortense Allen, Balinese Dancers, Tops & Wilda, Toby Winters,

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                 Coleridge Davis Band, John Mason & Johnny Vigal

```

10/10/47 Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Burnie Peacock, Paul Breckinridge, Juanita Pitts, Dynamite Jefferson, Harris & Lillette, 3 Steeplechasers
10/17/47 Jackie Robinson, Tiny Bradshaw, Butterbeans & Susie, Harris Brothers, 3 Hall Sisters
10/24/47 Ella Fitzgerald, Buck & Bubbles, Cat Anderson Band, Lad Lyon Trio
10/31/47 Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Apus & Estrellita, George Wiltshire, 2 Zephyrs, Ford Flash, Chano Pozo
11/07/47 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Jackie Mabley, Baby Laurence, Basin Street Boys
11/14/47 Nellie Lutcher, Herbie Fields Band, Peck & Peck, Spider Bruce
11/21/47 Cats & The Fiddle, Andy Kirk, Beverly White, Holmes & Jean, Addison Carey's Brownskin Chorus, Spider Bruce, Johnny Vigal,

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                 George Wiltshire

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11/28/47 Charlie Barnet, Timmie Rogers, Bunny Briggs, Spider Bruce
12/05/47 Erskine Hawkins, Golden Gate Quartet, 3 Poms, Laura Washington, Harris & Scott, Chuck Brown
12/12/47 Ravens, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Jimmie Lunceford Band (Lunceford is dead by now), Ralph Brown, McHarris & Dolores
12/19/47 Earl Bostic Band, Baby Dee, Jigsaw Jackson (contortionist), Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
12/26/47 Illinois Jaquet Band, Dinah Washington, Sy Oliver Band, Patterson & Jackson, Edwards Sisters

01/02/48 Savannah Churchill, 4 Tunes, International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Ace Harris Band, Bill Dillard, Rocky & Vicky, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis,

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                 John Bunn

```

01/09/48 Arnett Cobb, Luis Russell, Hall Sisters, Lee Richardson, Florence Hin Low, Luck & Lucky, Jackie & Tuffie
01/16/48 King Cole Trio, Noble Sissle, Smith Kids, Luck & Lucky, Spider Bruce, Vivian Harris, Johnny Vigal
01/23/48 Ink Spots, George Hudson Ork, Derby Wilson, Gwen Tynes, Little Joe & Tiny Lou, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn
01/30/48 Willie Bryant, Charlie Ventura, Buddy Stewart, Dottie Saulters, Billy Williams (tap dancer)
02/06/48 Tiny Bradshaw, Ace Harris Quartet, Maybelle [blues singer, only one name given], Nicodemus, Mitchell & Gibson, Louis &

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                 The Oliver Sisters

```

02/13/48 Thelma Carpenter, Hot Lips Page, T-Bone Walker, Spider Bruce, Vivian Harris, Johnny Vigal
02/20/48 Cab Calloway, Berry Brothers, Apus & Estrellita, Berk & Howell
02/27/48 Buddy Rich, Hadda Brooks, Johnny Hodges, Steve Condos, Garner & Wilson, Streamliners
03/05/48 Cootie Williams, Nat Towles Ork, King Odom Four, Mae Gaddy, Jacqueline Hurley
03/12/48 Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Bob Bailey, Stump & Stumpy, Ziggy Johnson's Brownskin Chorus Girls
03/19/48 Sabby Lewis, Catherine Spencer, Carol Simms, Rhythm Willie, Eddie Rector, Ralph Cooper, Tomorrow's Stars (amateur show winners)
03/26/48 Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Paul Breckenridge, Bull Moose Jackson, Tip, Tap & Toe, Garner & Wilson, Martingales
04/02/48 Duke Ellington, Al Hibbler, Johnny Hodges, Kay Davis, George Kirby, Mantan Moreland, Kitty Murray, Peck & Peck
04/09/48 Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers, Sam Donahue Band, Jackie Petty, Honey Brothers, Crackshot, Edna Harris, Ray Moore
04/16/48 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers, Charles Brown, Dinah Washington, Jimmie Gorham
04/23/48 Billy Daniels, Paul Williams Ork, Don Redman Ork
04/30/48 Dizzy Gillespie, Beale Street Boys, Rivers & Brown, Al Hylton, Billy Nightingale
05/07/48 Billy Eckstine, Georg Paxton Ork, Salt & Pepper, Strawberry Russell & Julia, Wilkey & Dare
05/14/48 Louis Jordan, Peggy Tomas, Ray Anthony Ork, Collins & Lee, Don & Stan King, Apus & Estrellita, George Wiltshire
05/21/48 Paul Gayten Trio, Annie Laurie, Cat Anderson Ork, Lucy Elliott (Lu Elliot?), Josephine Premice, Pigmeat, Son & Sonny, Emerald Sisters
05/28/48 Julia Lee, Ina Ray Hutton Band, 4 Step Brothers
06/04/48 Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers, Charles Brown, Buddy Rich, Derby Wilson
06/11/48 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Andy Kirk, Savannah Churchill, 4 Tunes
06/18/48 King Cole Trio, Morris Lane Combo, Buck Clayton Ork, Howell & Bowser
06/25/48 Lester Young Ork, Sy Oliver Ork, Lonnie Johnson, Bunny Briggs, Apus & Estrellita, George Williams, George Wiltshire
07/02/48 Erskine Hawkins Ork, Slam Stewart Trio, Patterson & Jackson, Fred & Sledge, Spider Bruce
07/09/48 Wynonie Harris, Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Ralph Cooper, Toby Winters, Bobby Stevens, Archie Savage & His Ebony Chorus
07/16/48 Freddy Slack Ork, June Richmond, Eddie Davis Quartet, Bobby Stevens, Apus & Estrellita, John Bunn, George Wiltshire
07/23/48 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Charlie Parker, 3 Brown Buddies, Spider Bruce
07/30/48 Gene Ammons Ork, Una Mae Carlisle, Coles & Atkins, Crackshot & Monte Hawley
08/06/48 Roy Eldridge, Sonny Thompson, Josh White, Jay Smythe, Spider Bruce
08/13/48 Ella Fitzgerald, Boyd Raeburn Ork, Ray Brown Trio, Howard Brothers, Apus & Estrellita
08/20/48 Earl Bostic Ork, Ralph Brown, Dr. Neff (magic)
08/27/48 Nellie Lutcher, Jimmie Lunceford Ork (with Eddie Wilcox and Joe Thomas), Lopez & LaForte, Billy Williams (tap dancer), Spider Bruce

Billy Williams and Lopez & LaForte
Billy Williams and
Lopez & LaForte
09/03/48 Lucky Millinder, Paul Breckenridge, Lu Elliot, Claude Marchant Dancers, Pigmeat
09/10/48 Cootie Williams, Ray Anthony, Spider Bruce
09/17/48 Louis Jordan, Shorty Sherlock, Pigmeat Markham
09/24/48 Louis Jordan, Howard McGhee Ork, Clark Brothers
10/01/48 Ravens, Dinah Washington, George Hudson Ork, Rivers & Brown, Congeroos
10/08/48 Ivory Joe Hunter, Willie Bryant, Ray Carroll, Moms Mabley
10/15/48 Billie Holiday, Buster Harding Ork, Jimmie Smith, Dynamite Jefferson, Apus & Estrellita, George Wiltshire
10/22/48 Roy Milton, Hal McIntyre Ork, Pigmeat, Sybil Lewis, John Bunn, Chuck & Vickie
10/29/48 Dizzy Gillespie, Ruth Brown, Wong Sisters, Harris & Scott
11/05/48 Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers, 3 Chocolateers, Luis Russell Ork, Jim Wong Troupe, Berk & Hallow
11/12/48 Buddy RIch Ork, Betty Bligh, Berry Brothers, Brookins & Van, Tops & Wilda
11/19/48 Louis Armstrong, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Velma Middleton, Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Sid Catlett, Arvell Shaw, Lewis & White, 2 Zephyrs
11/26/48 Illinois Jacquet, King Odom 4, Hot Lips Page, Beverly White, Baby Laurence, Spider Bruce, Charlie Ray, Vivian Harris
12/03/48 Louis Prima, Moke & Poke, 3 Poms
12/10/48 Lionel Hampton, Kitty Murray, Mantan Moreland, Red & Curley, Shorts Davis
12/17/48 Louis Jordan, Lena Horne
12/24/48 Duke Ellington, Timmie Rogers, Al Hibbler, Harold & Lola, Jesse, Cornell, & Lawrence, Kay Davis
12/31/48 Count Basie, Pearl Bailey, Patterson & Jackson, Teddy Hale

01/07/49 Ella Fitzgerald, Bull Moose Jackson, Andy Kirk, Rocky & Vicky, Dolly Pembroke, Pigmeat
01/14/49 Buddy Johnson Ork., Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Do Ray & Me, Butterbeans & Susie, Frankie Cue, Noble Trio
01/21/49 Charlie Barnet, Wynonie Harris, Bunny Briggs, Spider Bruce
01/28/49 Sarah Vaughn, Hal Singer, Boyd Raeburn, Pigmeat
02/04/49 Lucky Millinder, Roy Brown, Vi Burnside & Her All-Girl Band, 4 Step Brothers, Spider Bruce
02/11/49 Ray-O-Vacs, Wini Brown, Jackie Mabley, Cat Anderson Band, 3 Rockets, Jerry Tops
02/18/49 Ink Spots, Charlie Ventura, Peggy Thomas, McHarris & Dolores
02/25/49 Deek Watson & Brown Dots, Erskine Hawkins, Laura Washington, Pigmeat, Cook & Brown
03/04/49 [Symphone Sid - Bop] Machito Ork, Kai Winding Sextet, Howard McGhee, Max Roach, Lucky Thompson, Harry Belafonte
03/11/49 Jimmie Lunceford Ork, with Eddie Wilcox, Brothr Bones, George Kirby, Roll & Tapp, Teal Joy, Mathis Duo
03/18/49 Earl Bostic, Thelma Carpenter, Milt Buckner, Juanita Pitts, Sybil Lewis, Crackshot
03/25/49 Miguelito Valdes, Slim Gaillard Trio, Dud Bascom, Pigmeat Markham
04/01/49 Amos Milburn, Chubby Jackson, 3 Chocolateers, Jackie Petty, Dick Barrows
04/08/49 [play - Anna Lucasta]
04/15/49 Ravens, Dinah Washington, George Hudson, Nickie & Vergie, Stir & Tray, Spider Bruce
04/22/49 Cab Calloway, Cab Jivers, Tiny Davis & Her Band, Herb Lance, Johnny Hudgins, Alston & Young
04/29/49 Woody Herman Orchestra, Mary Ann McCall, Oscar Pettiford, Gene Ammons, Earl & Frances, Rose Murphy,
05/06/49 Nellie Lutcher, Boyd Raeburn, Richards & Thompson, Pigmeat
05/13/49 Red Caps, Little Miss Cornshucks, Joe Thomas Ork, Dottie & Sonny, Jack Larue (John La Rue)
05/20/49 Illinois Jacquet, Tab Smith, Derby Wilson, Mardez & Lucia, Rae Pearl
05/27/49 [Jazz At The Philharmonic] Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Sonny Criss, Tommy Turk, Alberto Socarras
06/03/49 Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Carroll, Johnny Hartman, Savannah Churchill, King Odom Four, 3 Brown Buddies, Pigmeat
06/10/49 Paul Williams, Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Jimmie Givens & Sweetie, Helene & Howard
06/17/49 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Jimmy James, Dyerettes
06/24/49 Louis Jordan, Paula Watson, Will Mastin Trio, Sammy Davis, Jr., Emerald Sisters
07/01/49 Count Basie, Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers, Jimmy Rushing, 2 Hotshots, Pigmeat
07/08/49 [play - Anna Lucasta]
07/15/49 [play - Anna Lucasta]
07/22/49 Bull Moose Jackson Orchestra, Spizzie Canfield's Dancing Chorus, Vic & Arno, Appletons, Celina, Lewis & White, Pigmeat
07/29/49 Cootie Williams, Willis Jackson, Ida James, Jimmie Smith, Mayo Brothers, Ford & Harris, Celina, Spider Bruce
08/05/49 Mills Brothers (still advertised as "Four Boys & A Guitar"), Andy Kirk, Connie Carroll, Dunhills, Cortez & Jenee, Pigmeat
08/12/49 Noro Morales, Peg Leg Bates, Clarence Muse, Orioles
08/19/49 Billie Holiday, Machito, 3 Berry Brothers, The Angel, Pigmeat
08/26/49 "Inside Harlem", an "All-Colored Musical", Wynonie Harris, Orioles, Dud Bascomb Band, Spider Bruce
09/02/49 Ravens, Dinah Washington, Joe Thomas Band, Clark Brothers, Tina & David, Pigmeat
09/09/49 Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmie Lunceford Ork, with Eddie Wilcox, Dorothy Donegan, Billy Williams (tap dancer), Spider Bruce
09/16/49 Roy Milton, Camille Howard, Trumpeteers, 3 Chocolateers, Sabby Lewis Band
09/23/49 Echoes Of Harlem (musical revue) Sonny Thompson, George Kirby, Ames Brothers
09/30/49 Symphony Sid, Sarah Vaughan, Erroll Garner Trio, Georgie Auld, Howell & Bowser, Edwards Sisters
10/07/49 Clarence Robinson's "Calvalcade" (musical revue), Bunny Briggs, 3 Brown Buddies, Eddie Rector, Thaddeus Drayton, Baby Goins,

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                 Barres Prince Ork.

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10/14/49 Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, 3 Flames, Pigmeat, Tip, Tap & Toe
10/21/49 Charlie Barnet, Pearl Bailey, Bunny Briggs, Pigmeat
10/28/49 James Edwards' "Hollywood Variety Revue", Ernie Fields, Taps & Winchester, Johnny Taylor, Dave Anderson
11/04/49 George Shearing, Ruth Brown, Georgie Hudson Band, Harry Belafonte, Spider Bruce
11/11/49 Charles Brown, Moms Mabley, Gene Ammons, Blenders, Jivadeers, Herzogs
11/18/49 Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Cozy Cole, Arvell Shaw, Barney Bigard, Earl "Fatha" Hines
11/25/49 Duke Ellington, Al Hibbler, Patterson & Jackson, Kay Davis, Johnny Hodges, Cook & Brown, Joan Barry
12/02/49 [Larry Steele's Smart Affairs of 1950] Mabel Scott, Butterbeans & Susie, Milt Buckner, Janet Sayre, Flick Montgomery, Alano & Angell,

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                 Billy Graves

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12/09/49 Charlie Ventura, Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Paul Breckenridge, Tim Moore, Modern Minstrels, Ford & Harris, Lockjaw Jackson
12/16/49 Hot Lips Page, Shadows, Roll & Tap, Zorita ("The Body Beautiful"), Spider Bruce
12/23/49 Dizzy Gillespie, Moke & Poke, Orioles, Pigmeat Markham, Joe Carroll, Tiny Irvin
12/30/49 Lionel Hampton, Sonny Parker, Curley Hamner, Kitty Murray, Barr & Estes, Betty Be-Bop, Doug Duke, Paul Nitika

01/06/50 Louis Jordan, Ruth Brown
01/13/50 Erskine Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Larry Darnell, Rosales Sisters, 4 Kit Kats, Spider Bruce
01/20/50 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Stump & Stumpy, Key Luke, Deep River Boys
01/27/50 "Tobacco Road", with "A cast of colored stars"
02/03/50 Roy Brown, Machito, Baby Laurence, Cook & Brown, Crackshot & Monty, 4 Skating Macks
02/10/50 Wynonie Harris, Mercer Ellington, Chubby Newsom, Rimmer Sisters, Benson & Mann, Rastos & Bootsie
02/17/50 Dinah Washington, Cootie Williams with Willis Jackson, Herb Lance, Apus &Estrellita, 3 Welles, Frank Paris
02/24/50 4 Ink Spots, Bull Moose Jackson, 3 Chocolateers, Lipham Trio, Ralph Brown
03/03/50 Louis Prima, Herb Jeffries, Will Mastin Trio, Holmes & Jean
03/10/50 ["The Respectful Prostitute" - play]
03/17/50 Illinois Jacquet, Ella Fitzgerald, 3 Berry Brothers, Timmie Rogers
03/24/50 Nellie Lutcher, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Carroll, Johnny Hartman, Teddy Hale, Joe Carroll, Spider Bruce
03/31/50 [movie only]
04/07/50 Ravens, Joe Thomas Band, Ruth Brown, Derby Wilson, Harold King, Crosby Sisters
04/14/50 Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Walker, Redd Lyte, Ralph Cooper, 4 Step Bros., Crackshot, Hawkins Trio
04/21/50 Artie Shaw, Billy & Ann, Mr. Google Eyes, Moms Mabley, Hadda Brooks
04/28/50 Sugar Chile Robinson, Lil Green, Butterbeans & Susie, Sabby Lewis, Pat Rooney, Sr.
05/05/50 George Shearing, Miguelito Valdez, Victoria Spivey & Billy Adams, Manuel & Verita Vierra, Dolly Pembroke, Roscoe Simmons
05/12/50 Ivory Joe Hunter, Georgie Auld Band, Striders, Pigmeat, Brownskin Chorus
05/19/50 Billie Holiday, Noro Morales, Peg Leg Bates, Pigmeat, Wallace Brothers
05/26/50 Orioles, Buddy Rich, Lott & J. Anders, Gwen Tynes, Foxx & White, Taps Miller

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           From 6/2/50 thru 3/15/51, shows began on Thursday, not Friday

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06/02/50 Erskine Hawkins, Ace Harris, Jimmie Mitchell, Amos Milburn, Glenn & Jenkins, Louis Hawkins, 3 Kayos
06/09/50 Rosetta Tharpe, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Rosettes, Katie Bell Nubin, James Root, Jr., Lewis & Van, Crackshot, Sybil Lewis
06/16/50 Bill Farrell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Camille Howard Trio, Dud Bascomb Ork., Chai & Somay, Pigmeat
06/23/50 Arnett Cobb, Sonny Thompson, Stump & Stumpy, Bob Parish, Peggy Thomas
06/30/50 Toni Harper, Gene Ammons, Howell & Bowser, 3 Harlemonicas, Ray Malone
07/07/50 Tiny Bradshaw, Mabel Scott, George Hudson, Earles, Spider Bruce
07/14/50 Erroll Garner Trio, Larry Darnell, Paul Williams Ork. Chubby Newsom
07/21/50 [closed]
07/28/50 [closed]
08/04/50 [closed]
08/11/50 [closed]
08/17/50 Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Timmie Rogers, Stan Getz, 3 Poms, Symphony Sid (DJ)
08/24/50 Pearl Bailey, Bull Moose Jackson, Billy Williams Quartet, Moke & Poke, Lou Wills Jr, Pigmeat
08/31/50 Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, 3 Berry Brothers, China Doll & Calypso Boys, Pigmeat
09/07/50 Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Walker, Redd Lyte, Teddy Hale, 2 Zephyrs, Bob Dupont
09/14/50 Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Al Hibbler, Dusty Fletcher, Tables Davis
09/21/50 Ravens, Calvin Boze, Anita O'Day, Harold King, Pigmeat, Wallace Brothers
09/28/50 Dinah Washington, Herb Lance, Joe Thomas Ork, Congaroos
10/05/50 Orioles, Treniers, Gene Gilbeaux 4, Sy Oliver, Derby Wilson, Arnold Dover, 4 Kit Kats
10/12/50 Illinois Jacquet, Wini Brown, Jimmie Scott, Bunny Briggs, Foxx & White
10/19/50 Kene Krupa Ork, Thelma Carpenter, Son & Sonny, Jivadeers, Spider Bruce
10/26/50 Lucky Millinder, Lee Richardson, Big John Greer, Moms Mabley, Joe Morris Ork, Laurie Tate, Holmes & Jean, 5 Amands, Pickerts
11/02/50 Hot Lips Page, Savannah Churchill & Striders, Tip, Tap & Toe
11/09/50 Charles Brown, Machito, Stump & Stumpy, Leonard & Leonard, Noble Trio
11/16/50 Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers, Herbie Fields Ork, George Kirby, Spider Bruce, 3 Buddies
11/23/50 Larry Darnell, Paul Williams Orchestra, Chubby Newsom, 4 Buddies, Los Gatos, Conines, Pigmeat
11/30/50 [movies only]
12/07/50 Ruth Brown, Willis Jackson, 3 Chocolateers, Nipsey Russell, Juanita Pitts, 2 Bell Boys, Tamara & Orioff, Claud Young
12/14/50 Rosetta Tharpe, Rosettes, Katie Bell Nubin, James Roots Jr., Tiny Bradshaw, Norma Miller Dancers, Wright Brothers, Harold King,

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               Crackshot

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12/21/50 Toni Harper, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Howell & Bowser, Freddie & Flo, Hi Hatters, Kinko
12/28/50 Lionel Hampton, 3 Rockets, Curley [Hamner], Betty Be-Bop, Sonny Parker, Irma Curry

01/04/51 Ella Fitzgerald, Erroll Garner Trio, Stan Getz, Dusty Fletcher, Saxey Williams, Ming Sing Troupe
01/11/51 Wynonie Harris, Annie Laurie, Stick McGhee, Eddie Durham, Arnett Cobb, Flash Gordon, Jessie, James, & Cornell
01/18/51 Louis Jordan, Jordanettes, Wild Bill Davis, Peggy Thomas, Teddy Hale, Novellos
01/25/51 Erskine Hawkins, Ace Harris, Jimmie Mitchell, Maxine Sullivan, Clark Brothers, Pigmeat, Rosebut, Whaling & Yvette
02/01/51 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Dorsey Sisters, Earles, Patterson & Jackson, Earles, Ralph & Mary Carnivale
02/08/51 Dominoes, Sugar Chile Robinson, Spider Bruce, Roll & Tapp, Howard & Wanda Bell, Dud Bascomb Band
02/15/51 Clovers, Buddy Rich, Slim Gaillard Trio, Rhythm Willie, Bob Ephriam
02/22/51 Charlie Barnet, Bill Derry, Adele Frances, Selah Quintet, Arnold Dover, Aristocrats Of Rhythm, Jimmy Smith
03/01/51 Dinah Washington, Earl Bostic, Clyde Terrell, Foxx & White, Jesse James, Wells & 4 Fays
03/08/51 Percy Mayfield, Helen Humes, Herb Lance, Karpis Trio, Crackshot, Howard Brothers, Spizzie Canfield's Dancing Chorus
03/15/51 [movies only]

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           Goes back to shows beginning on Friday

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03/23/51 Johnny Otis ork, Little Esther, Mel Walker, Redd Lyte, Moke & Poke, Pigmeat, Jay Smythe, Bud Cece Robinson
03/30/51 Bill Bailey, Joe Turner, Pigmeat, Iren Williams & Chitterson 3, That Hardaway Girl
04/06/51 Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Heywood, Symphony Sid, Stump & Stumpy, Barkley Family
04/13/51 Orioles, Charlie Parker, Nipsey Russell, Joan Shaw, Edwards Sisters, Crackshot
04/20/51 Todd Rhodes, Kitty Stevenson, Ralph Brown, Lester Young, Norma Miller Dancers, Pigmeat
04/27/51 King Cole Trio, Freddie Mitchell, Joyce Davis, Brown & Beige, Spider Bruce, Doris Ruby
05/04/51 Chris Powell & 5 Blue Flames, Bette McLaurin, Manhattan Paul, Lucille Dixon, Foster Johnson, Lewis & Allen, Tony Moro,

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               Savannah Club Revue

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05/11/51 Tiny Grimes & Rocking Highlanders, Valaida Snow, Sonny Thompson, Willie Bryant, Derby Wilson, Tong Brothers, Dorothy Deering
05/18/51 Ravens, Cootie Williams, Eunice Davis, Sammy Hinds, Strut Flash, Pigmeat
05/25/51 Duke Ellington, Louis Bellson, Ray Nance, Juan Tizol, Cat Anderson, Willie Smith, Harry Carney, Al Hibbler, Howell & Bowser, 4 Kit Kats,

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               Ala Ming

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06/01/51 Illinois Jacquet, Ella Fitzgerald, Patterson & Jackson, Teddy Hale, Jackie & Tuffy
06/08/51 Cab Calloway, Larks, Moms Mably, Helen James, Congaroos
06/15/51 Wynonie Harris, Annie Laurie, Stick McGhee, Bill Bailey, Eddie Duram Ork, Flash Gordon, Apus, George, & Sybil, Berk & Hallow
06/22/51 Larry Darnell, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Bobbie Caston, Bob Ephriam, 3 Lads, Spider Bruce
06/29/51 Ruth Brown, Willis Jackson, Bud Harris & Hank Radcliff, Otto Eason, Delage & Shirley, Princess Orelia & Jose
07/06/51 Toni Harper, Bull Moose Jackson, 4 Buddies, Dusty Fletcher, Manhattan Steppers, Gilbert & Russell
07/13/51 Bob Chester Ork, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Tomago & Queda, Muriel Rahn
07/20/51 Paul Willaims ork, Billie Holiday, Buck & Bubbles, Joe Chisolm, Rae & Rae, Maxie & Millie
07/27/51 [closed]
08/01/51 [legitimate theater] 8/1 - 8/6: "Detective Story" (Sidney Poitier)
08/08/51 [legitimate theater] 8/8 - 8/20 "Rain" (Nina Mae McKinney)
08/15/51 [legitimate theater] 8/8 - 8/20 "Rain" (Nina Mae McKinney)
08/24/51 Dominoes, Freddie Mitchell, Lil Green, Pigmeat, Baby Scruggs, Lola & Lita
08/31/51 Billy Eckstine, Buddy De Franco Band, Harold King, Spider Bruce
09/07/51 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Timmie Rogers, Baby Scruggs, Myers & Walker, Roy Douglas, Eddie Echo
09/14/51 Johnny Hodges ork, Orioles, Bette McLaurin, 2 Speed Kings, Roy Benson, Pigmeat
09/21/51 Tommy Edwards, Nellie Lutcher, Joe Thomas, Apus & Estrellita, Top & Bottom, Canton Brothers
09/28/51 Erroll Garner, Cardinals, Stan Getz, Edwards Sisters, Johnny Hudgins, Don Bexley, Jacqueline Hurley
10/05/51 5 Keys, Herbie Fields Ork, Spider Bruce, Leslie Scott & Marie Young, Shorts Davis, Marino Sisters
10/12/51 Lucky Millinder, Annisteen Allen, Melvin Moore, Tip, Tap & Toe, Aristocrats Of Rhythm, Bobby Lane & Claire, Pigmeat
10/19/51 Clovers, Griffin Brothers, Margie Day, Sy Oliver, Janet Sayre, Fred & Sledge
10/26/51 Earl Bostic, Dinah Washington, 4 Knights, Foxx & White, Billy & Eleanor Byrd, Chester Delphin
11/02/51 Sugar Chile Robinson, Machito, Buster Brown, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Denvers
11/09/51 Count Basie, Earl Williams, Norma Miller Dancers, George Kirby, Holmes & Jean
11/16/51 Ravens, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, 3 Chocolateers, Spic & Span, Lucille Chance, Cycling Kirks
11/23/51 Ruth Brown, Willis Jackson, Bud Harris & Frank Radcliff, Lilette, 3 Esquires, Los Gatos
11/30/51 Arnett Cobb, Larry Darnell, Kitty Stevenson, Jesse James, 2 Kit Kats, Pigmeat
12/07/51 Dominoes, Tiny Bradshaw, Anita Echols, Lewis & Allyn, Tapateers, Louis & Oliver Sisters
12/14/51 [5 days] Manhattan Paul, Varieteers, Valerie Carr, Lorenzo Conyers, Whitney Thompson, Fred Ellis, Brown & Beige, Whitney Thompson
12/19/51 [9 days] Josephine Baker, Pat Henning, Jesse, James, & Cornell
12/28/51 Illinois Jacquet, Savannah Churchill, Striders, Bunny Briggs, Stump & Stumpy, Meribeth Old

01/04/52 Cab Calloway, 4 Tunes, Congaroos, Billy & Ann, Spider Bruce
01/11/52 Dizzy Gillespie, Cabineers ("Gabineers" in ad), Joe Carroll, Milt Jackson, Clark Brothers, Pigmeat, Ralph & Lorraine
01/18/52 Johnny Hodges (with Al Sears), Roy Milton, Camille Howard, Bill Cook, Jimmy 'T99' Nelson, Roll & Tapp, Ruby Ring
01/25/52 Tab Smith, T-Bone Walker, Derby Wilson, Cook & Brown, Spider Bruce, Jack Meyand (juggler)
02/01/52 Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Dusty Fletcher, Billy Wright
02/08/52 Erroll Garner, Buddy Rich, Bill Bailey, Roy Eldridge, Annie Laurie, Crackshot
02/15/52 [Larry Steele's Smart Affairs] Jimmy Tyler Band, Butterbeans & Susie, Fontaine Brothers, Hortense Allen, Marion Bruce, Conrad Pringle
02/22/52 Sarah Vaughan, Peg Leg Bates, Patterson & Jackson, Bull Moose Jackson, the Olveros, Sammy & Eddie
02/29/52 Lowell Fulson ork, featuring Ray Charles (blind pianist), Hal Singer, Orioles, Moms Mabley, Anita Echols, John Cirillino
03/07/52 Ravens, Sonny Thompson, Lula Reed, Howell & Bowser, Velyn & Laverne, the Parks, Beau Jenkins
03/14/52 King Cole Trio, Timmie Rogers, Sy Oliver, Conway & Parks, Peggy Thomas, Fontaines
03/21/52 Eddie Wilcox, Paul White, Blenders, Pigmeat, McHarris & Dolores, Joe Dean Allen
03/28/52 Clovers, Eddie Heywood, James Moody, Tina Dixon, Danny Alexander, Walter Green
04/04/52 [movies only]
04/11/52 Dinah Washington, Arnett Cobb, Wild Bill Davis, Chris Columbus, Bill Jennings, Harold King, Jimmy McPhail
04/18/52 Pearl Bailey, Freddie Mitchell, George Kirby, Swallows, Marcella Porche, Leon Cephas, Edwards Brothers
04/25/52 Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Walker, Willie Mae Thornton, Pigmeat, Jay Smythe, 13 Rhythm Kings
05/02/52 Sugar Chile Robinson, Tiny Bradshaw, Tiny Kennedy, Tamara Hayes, the Bojos, Bob Ephriam
05/09/52 5 Keys, Joe Turner, Count Basie, Bixie Crawford, Bud Harris & Mantan Moreland
05/16/52 Louis Jordan, Jordanettes, Willis Jackson, 3 Rockets, Jackie Davis 3, Bob Bailey, Shearegueds
05/23/52 Buddy Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Ella Johnson, Foxx & White, Hot Shots, Wong Troupe
05/30/52 Lionel Hampton, Gil Bernal, Sonny Parker, Arnold Dover, Curley Hamner, Ann Nichols, Jimmy Scott
06/06/52 Ruth Brown, Erskine Hawkins, Lu Elliot, Duke Of Iron, Eddie Rector, Glenns
06/13/52 Erroll Garner, Austin Powell Quintet, Jimmy Tyler Band, Tip, Tap & Toe, Chubby Newsom, Bernie George
06/20/52 Ivory Joe Hunter, Sunny Gale, Sympnony Syd, 4 Honey Girls, Derby Wilson
06/27/52 Wynonie Harris, Larry Darnell, Dud Bascomb Band, Annie Laurie, Flash Gordon, Wallace Brothers, Crackshot
07/04/52 Duke Ellington, Jimmy Grissom, Ray Nance, Louis Bellson, Betty Roche, Harry Carney, Juan Tizol, Cat Anderson, Paul Gonsalves,

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                 Roll & Tapp

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07/11/52 Oscar Peterson Trio, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Leslie Uggams, 4 Diamonds (Atlantic group), Leonard & Leonard
07/18/52 closed
07/25/52 closed
08/01/52 closed
08/08/52 closed
08/15/52 Dominoes, Arnett Cobb Ork., Dolores Martin, Buzz Bolton, Pigmeat, Skating Macs
08/22/52 Dinah Washington, Cootie Williams Ork. Foxx & White, Dreamers, Harold King, Eddie Mack, Congaroos
08/29/52 Billy Eckstine, Buddy Rich Ork., Coles & Atkins, Pigmeat
09/05/52 Sarah Vaughan, Stump & Stumpy, Teddy Hale, Alberto Soccaras, Ray Sneed 4, Princess DePaur, La Bommie
09/12/52 Orioles, Paul Williams Ork., Edna McGriff, Peg Leg Bates, Spence Twins, Pigmeat, Danny Cobb
09/19/52 5 Keys, Jimmy Forrest, 3 Chocolateers, Fontaine Brothers, Olivette Miller, the Words
09/26/52 Ravens, Bill Bailey, Betty Carter, Duke Hampton, Johnny Hudgins, Earles
10/03/52 Charlie Barnet, Marilyn Moore, Slim Gaillard, Bunny Briggs, Dyerettes, Pigmeat, John Bunn, Johnny Taylor, Edna Harris
10/10/52 4 Tunes, Wini Brown, Bull Moose Jackson, Spic & Span, Annel & Brask, Crackshot
10/17/52 5 Blazes (the Mary Jo group), Freddie Mitchell, Paul White, Hamtree Harrington & Louise, Vicki David, Lee Marx
10/24/52 Little Walter, Duke Hampton, H-Bomb Ferguson, Tokayer Troupe, Rae & Rae, Crackshot
10/31/52 Lloyd Price, Earl Bostic, Phyllis Branch, Skating Brownies, Bert & Cynthia, Janice Day, Pigmeat
11/07/52 Josh White, Josh White Jr., Hot Lips Page, 2 Zephyrs, Stuffy Bryant, Dyerettes, Chuck Brown & Rita
11/14/52 Ethel Waters, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Carroll, Leon Collins, Tables Gates
11/21/52 Illinois Jacquet, Bette McLaurin, George Kirby, Apus & Estrellita, Jesse, James & Cornell
11/28/52 Johnny Otis and his band, Little Esther, Willie Mae Thornton, Sally Blair, Sammy Hinds, and Leroy Strange
12/05/52 Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, Checkers, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Lady Terry
12/12/52 [movies only - 6 days 12/12 - 12/17]
12/18/52 [movies only]
12/25/52 Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton, Arvel Shaw, Cozy Cole, Trummy Young, Sy Oliver, Bob McCrachen, Marty Napoleon, Leslie Uggams,

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                 Mantan Moreland & Bud Harris, 2 Kit Kats [8 days]

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01/02/53 Ink Spots (Charlie Fuqua's), James Moody, Babs Gonzales, Georgia Carr, Jellyroll & Zuzu, Jefferson & Taylor
01/09/53 movies, plus stripper Lili St. Cyr
01/16/53 Willie Mabon, Joe Loco, Gene Ammons, Spence Twins, Three Rhythm Kings (dancers), Pigmeat
01/23/53 Ruth Brown, Tiny Bradshaw ork, Milt Buckner Trio, George Williams, Son & Sonny, Tiny Kennedy, Janet Sayre
01/30/53 Joe Holiday (sax) Band, Big Jay McNeely, 5 Royales, Bert Howell & Frank Radcliff, Billy & Eleanor Byrd, Derby Wilson
02/06/53 Dominoes, Arnett Cobb Band, Peg Leg Bates
02/13/53 Orioles, Paul Williams Ork, Betty Carter, Pigmeat, Dyerettes, Anita Echols
02/20/53 Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey, Louis Bellson, Bill Bailey
02/27/53 Wynonie Harris, Larry Darnell, Red Saunders, Viola Kemp, Freddie & Flo, Clark Brothers
03/06/53 [Harlem Nocturne Revue] Timmie Rogers, Eddie Haywood, Big Maybelle, Alberto Soccaras, Donald Fontaine Dancers
03/13/53 Linda Hayes, Swallows, Machito, Moms Mabley, Myers & Walter, Little Buck
03/20/53 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Nolan Lewis, Emitt Slay Trio, Bob White, Jay Smythe, Pigmeat, Lady Odiva (underwater stripper)
03/27/53 [movies only]
04/03/53 Ravens, WIllis Jackson, Kuda Bux, Tip, Tap & Toe, Mary Louise, Willie Lewis, Joe Chisolm
04/10/53 Joe Louis, Leonard Reed, Hal Singer Ork., 5 Keys, Nicholas Brothers
04/17/53 Count Basie, King Pleasure, 4 Step Brothers, Bixie Crawford, Pigmeat
04/24/53 Sarah Vaughan, Erskine Hawkins, Stuffy Bryant, Apus & Estrellita, Gordon & Gordon
05/01/53 Joe Louis, Leonard Reed, Joe Loco, Al Hibbler, Dolores Parker, Leroy Strange, Spence Twins, Jesse, James & Cornell
05/08/53 Earl Hines, Crip Heard, 4 Diamonds, Kenneth Scott, Earles, Aristocrats Of Rhythm, Pigmeat
05/15/53 Louis Jordan, Howel & Radcliff, Andrew Wideman, Norma Miller Dancers
05/22/53 [held over]
05/29/53 Lionel Hampton, Ann Nichols, Sonny Parker, Elsie Smith, Curley Hamner, Cook & Brown
06/05/53 Willie Mabon, Anna Mae Winburn & Sweethearts Of Rhythm, Vi Burnside, Bobby Lucas, Sarah McLawler Trio, Ford & Harris,

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                 Ross & Andrea

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06/12/53 Tito Puente, Lavern Baker, The Great Morton (hypnotist), Edwards Sisters
06/19/53 Pearl Bailey, Louis Bellson, Don Redman, Dusty Fletcher, Beverly White, Bobby Priest & Al Fosse, 3 Rockets
06/26/53 Dinah Washington, Cootie Williams, Vocaleers, Pigmeat, Valentine & Rita
07/03/53 Ruth Brown, Crickets, Sonny Stitt, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Shorts Davis, 2 Cantons
07/10/53 Dizzy Gillespie, Toni Harper, Joe Carroll, Billy Adams, Frank Marlowe, Edwards Sisters, Tables Turner
07/17/53 [closed]
07/24/53 [closed]
07/31/53 [closed]
08/07/53 [closed]
08/14/53 Duke Ellington, Jimmy Grissom, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Billie Holiday, Margie McGlory, Moke & Poke
08/21/53 Orioles, Leslie Uggams, Lucky Millinder, Pigmeat, Spic & Span
08/28/53 Sidney Bechet, Slim Gaillard, Lucky Millinder, Red Allen, Butterbeans & Susie, Los Tropicans, Louise Brown, Tables Davis, Charlie Smith
09/04/53 Illinois Jacquet, Bette McLaurin, Arthur Prysock, Stuffy Bryant
09/11/53 Clovers, Lucky Millinder ork, Edna McGriff, Wingy Manone, Stump & Stumpy
09/18/53 Dominoes, Lucky Millinder, Mabel Scott, Bobby Ephriam, Bobby Winters, Pigmeat
09/25/53 Ruth Brown, Clarence Robinson's "Tropicana Revue", La Bommie, Princess DePaur, Janet Sayre, Jimmy Tyler Band, Bob Bailey,

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                 Little Buck, Joe Chisolm & Willie Lewis

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10/02/53 Lloyd Price, Annisteen Allen, Tommy Reynolds Band, Jones & Wilbert, Vicki Davis, Crackshot
10/09/53 Drifters, George Shearing, Lucky Millinder
10/16/53 Wynonie Harris, Varetta Dillard, 3 Chocolateers, Frank "Fat Man" Humphries ork, Bunny Briggs, McHarris & Dolores
10/23/53 Johnny Ace, Willie Mae Thornton, Bill Johnson Band, Tab Smith Band, Junior Parker, George Holmes, Wallace Brothers,

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                 Princess Tall Chief, Crackshot

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10/30/53 Gene Ammons, Hadda Brooks, Ebonaires, Teddy Hale, Canfield Dancers, Rose Hardaway
11/06/53 Arnett Cobb, Du Droppers, Wini Brown, Jerry Taps, Agramonte
11/13/53 5 Keys, Joe Loco, Bill Bailey, Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers (with Charles Brown), Beulah Frazier, Sammy Hinds, Crackshot
11/20/53 Sugar Chile Robinson, Lucky Millinder, Dusty Fletcher, Eunice Davis, Brown & Beige, 4 Phillips
11/27/53 Ella Fitzgerald, Peg Leg Bates, Wanderers, Jose Curbello Mambo Band, Nick Ball, Pigmeat
12/04/53 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Nolan Lewis, Drifters, Nicholas Brothers, George Kirby
12/11/53 [movies only]
12/18/53 [movies only - 4 days]
12/22/53 Sugar Ray Robinson, Annette Swinson, Thelma Carpenter, Margie McGlory, Jimmy Tyler ork., Swain & Green

01/01/54 Joe Louis, Leonard Reed, Ebonaires, Coles & Atkins, Mary Ann McCall, Ronnie Wilson, Betty DeQuincy, Asia Boys, Lucky Millinder ork.
01/08/54 Faye Adams, Al Savage, Joe Morris ork, Mr. Stringbean, Pigmeat, Yatilda Dix, 6 Boginos
01/15/54 Orioles, Leslie Uggams, Sonny Stitt, Freddie & Flo, Fedi & Fedi, Chuck & Nedra
01/22/54 Dinah Washington, Willis Jackson, Bert Howell & Frank Radcliff, Leonard Reed, Roll & Tapp, Stephan & Celise
01/29/54 Ravens, Tito Puente, Al Hibbler, Butterbeans & Susie, 3 Leggers, Bonita Sisters
02/05/54 Roy Hamilton, Ruth Brown, Benny Green, Dyerettes, Leonard Reed, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
02/12/54 Lionel Hampton, Curley Hamner, Betty Carter, Sonny Parker, Al Taylor
02/19/54 Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Jimmy Grissom, Juan Tizol, Harry Carney, Flamingos, Dusty Fletcher, Oolan Farley
02/26/54 Tiny Bradshaw, Tiny Kennedy, Scatman Crothers, Chuck Willis, Billy & Eleanor Byrd, George Williams, Los Gatos
03/05/54 Johnny Otis, Marie Adams, Junior Ryder, Lee Matthews, Stump & Stumpy, Lilette & Slam Stewart, Leonard Reed, Jay Smythe,

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                 6 Antonettes

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03/12/54 Pearl Bailey, 3 Riffs, Don Redman Ork, Louis Bellson 5, Lewis & Van, Elsie & Babs
03/19/54 Harptones, Tito Rodriguez, Mabel Scott, Pigmeat, Foster Johnson, Michael & Nilda, George Wiltshire, Edna Mae Harris, George Williams
03/26/54 Drifters, Lucky Millinder, Leonard Reed, Clay Tyson, Gloria Irving, Dotty Saulter
04/02/54 Red Prysock ork, 4 Tunes, Pat Reed, Moms Mabley, Fontane Trio, Strut Flash
04/09/54 [movies only]
04/16/54 Louis Jordan, James Moody, Chubby Newsom & Alberta Adams, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
04/23/54 Johnny Ace, Willie Mae Thornton, Hal Singer, Jimmy Randolph, McGinty & Hughes, Ernest Seales, Wong Sisters
04/30/54 Sarah Vaughan, Paul Quinichette, Leonard Reed's Chorus Girls, Dotty Saulter, 2 Zephyrs, Rastus & Williams
05/07/54 Joe Loco, Tito Puente, Miguelito Valdes, Mambo Aces, Candido, Mirta Silva, Arsenio Rodriguez, Phillips Fort Dancers
05/14/54 Charlie Barnet, Spiders, Guitar Slim, Bunny Briggs, Phyllis Branch, Pigmeat
05/21/54 Buddy Johnson ork, Ella Johnson, Nolan Lewis, Counts, 4 Step Brothers, Flournoy Miller, Johnny Lee
05/28/54 B.B. King, Earl Forrest, Bill Harvey ork, Mildred Jones, Lucky Millinder, Slappy White, Barbara DeCosta, Guy Mosley, 3 Royal Rockets
06/04/54 Orioles, Erskine Hawkins, Lu Elliot, Rastus Murray, Wong Hong Shu Troupe, Dennis Brooks
06/11/54 Joe Turner, Spaniels, Arnett Cobb, Ralph Brown, Lewis & Chisolm
06/18/54 [Rhumba-Mambo Spectacle] Machito, Richie Cannon, Harold King, Leonard Reed, Facundo Rivero 5
06/25/54 Cootie Williams, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Baby Washington, 4 Guys, Patterson & Langley, Roll & Tapp, Tun Tun
07/02/54 Timmie Rogers, Austin Powell, Eddie Bonnemere ork, Roy Hamilton, 3 Chocolateers
07/09/54 Ravens, Bennie Green, Bette McLaurin, George Kirby
07/16/54 closed
07/23/54 closed
07/30/54 closed
08/06/54 closed
08/13/54 Ruth Brown, Willis Jackson, Larks, the Hines Kids, Pigmeat, Edwards Brothers
08/20/54 Dominoes, Earl Hines, Jimmy Valentine & Ruth, Clark Brothers, Albenice
08/27/54 4 Knights, Paul Quinichette, Bertice Reading, Stump & Stumpy, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Hucklebuck Trio, George Guy
09/03/54 Charlie Fuqua's Ink Spots, Nicholas Brothers, Lucky Millinder, Carmen McRae, Crackshot, David Powell
09/10/54 Chords, Tito Rodriguez, Al Hibbler, Butterbeans & Susie, Aristocrats Of Rhythm
09/17/54 Will Mastin Trio, Sammy Davis, Jr., Rusty Bryant Ork., Othella Dallas, Dyerettes
09/24/54 Dinah Washington, Peg Leg Bates, Jimmy Tyler Ork., Slappy White, Honey Tones
10/01/54 Drifters, Erskine Hawkins, Lu Elliot, Pigmeat, Stefan & Celise, 6 Sons Of Morocco, Little Willie (tap dancer)
10/08/54 Spaniels, Lavern Baker, Dud Bascomb Band, Bert Howell & Frank Radcliff, Rhea & Bea, Hungarian Troupe
10/15/54 5 keys, Chico O'Farrill, Margie McGlory, Coleman Family, Bobby Orton's Teen Aces
10/22/54 Clovers, Edna McGriff, Paul Williams ork, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Rosa LaRoso, Tapateers
10/29/54 Big Maybelle, Larry Darnell, Gene Ammons, Moms Mabley, Regals
11/05/54 Treniers, Sonny Thompson, Lula Reed, Leonard Reed, [Olivette] Miller & [Albert] Gibson, Pembroke & Johnson
11/12/54 Louis Jordan, Hal Singer, Arnold Dover, Freddie & Flo, Jackson, James, & Cornell, Patty Ann Mesner
11/19/54 [10-day show] Roy Hamilton, Timmie Rogers, Austin Powell, Ford Buck, Jackie Starr, 3 Chocolateers
11/30/54 [started Tuesday, for six days] Nat King Cole, Lucky Millinder, Joya Sherrill, Stuffy Bryant, Leo deLyon
12/06/54 [started Monday] Harptones, Buddy Johnson ork, Ella Johnson, Nolan Lewis, 2 Zephers, Tun Tun, Phillips Fort Dancers
12/13/54 [started Monday] Midnighters, Todd Rhodes, Leonard Reed, Helen Thompson, Kid Gavilan, 3 Leggers
12/20/54 [held over] until 12/24/54
12/24/54 Joe Loco, 4 Guys, Othella Dallas, Sonny Stitt, Magid Triplets, Pigmeat, Little Willie (tap dancer)
12/31/54 Orioles, Johnny Hodges ork., Bunny Briggs, Margie Anderson, Al Jackson, 4 Comets, Wilbur Kirk

01/07/55 Bill Kenny, Eddie Bonnemere & ork., Carmen McRae, Frank Marlow, Cook & Brown, Hortense Allen's Chorus
01/14/55 Dinah Washington, James Moody ork, Penguins, Honey Tones, George Kirby, Janet Sayre, Bomb Busters
01/21/55 Faye Adams, Joe Morris ork, Moonglows, Bill Doggett, Al Savage, Ursula Reed, Joan Karter, Leonard Reed
01/28/55 Ravens, Arnett Cobb, Tommy Brown, Jimmy Mosby, Elsa Waldo, Teddy Hale, Sarah Lowe
02/04/55 Illinois Jacquet, Rivileers, Jan Strickland, Lavern Baker, Clay Tyson, Jellyroll & Zuzu
02/11/55 Lucky Millinder, Joyce Bryant, Nipsey Russell, 3 Riffs, Jay Smythe, Helen Vernon Trio
02/18/55 [Rhythm & Blues Show of 1955] Willie Mae Thornton, Danny Overbea, Chords, Charlie & Ray, Buddy Griffin & Claudia Swann,

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                 Sherry Sisters, Pigmeat

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02/25/55 Irvin C. Miller's Brownskin Models of 1955, Flournoy Miller, Mantan Moreland, Rastus Murray, Clay Tyson, Johnny Christian, Rhythmaires,

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                 Lee Richardson

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03/04/55 Ruth Brown, Willis Jackson, Stump & Stumpy, Derby Wilson, Jon White
03/11/55 Al Hibbler, Sarah Vaughan, Tito Puente, Nipsey Russell, Leonard Reed, Dyerettes
03/18/55 Drifters, Eddie Heywood, Varetta Dillard, Glenn Covington, Hillman Brothers, Lang Troupe
03/25/55 Charms, Chord Cats (Chords), Buddy Tate, Beulah Swan, Princess D'Orsay, 3 Dancing Dictators, Crackshot
04/01/55 [movies only 4/1 - 4/7]
04/08/55 Louis Jordan, Hearts, Benny Green, Sharon Porter, Arnold Dover, Crip Heard
04/15/55 Cab Calloway, Moms Mabley, Erskine Hawkins, Della Reese, Moms Mabley, Rosa LaRoso, Hop, Skip, & Jump, Don Phillips
04/22/55 Clovers, Paul Williams, Little Esther, Spence Twins, Leonard Reed, 2 Kit Kats, Iron Jaw Wilson
04/29/55 5 Royales, Memphis Slim, Dakota Staton, Hal Singer, Pigmeat, Eddie Rector, Peiro Brothers
05/06/55 Cardinals, Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Eddie Davis, Mantan Moreland & Flournoy Miller, Josephine Premice
05/13/55 Wynonie Harris, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Regals, Freddie & Flo, Dolphus Prince, Olga Ford, Christine Harper
05/17/55 [ran Tuesday to Monday] Will Mastin Trio, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sy Oliver, Willie Bryant, Jerri Winters, Wells & 4 Fays
05/24/55 [started Tuesday for 20 days] Lionel Hampton and Rock 'N' Roll Revue, Hamptones, Curley Hammer, Patty Anne Mesner, Janet Sayre,

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                 Zippy the Chimp

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06/03/55 Perez Prado, Nappy Brown, Leonard Reed, Los Gatos, Carmen Romano
06/10/55 [Dr. Jive] Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Moonglows, Gene & Eunice, Bo Diddley, Charlie & Ray, Nutmegs, Etta Jones, 4 Fellows,

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                 Nolan Lewis, Dolores Ware

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06/17/55 Orioles, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Etta James & Peaches, Coles & Atkins, Baby Washington, Ada Lee, Jack Turner
06/24/55 Big Maybelle, Wild Bill Davis, Harptones, Gene Ammons, Clark Kids
07/01/55 Drifters, Illinois Jacquet, Leo de Lyon, Buddy Phillips Dancers, Jay Smythe
07/08/55 [Hal Jackson] Cadillacs, Little Jimmy Scott, Titus Turner, Arnett Cobb Ork. Annie Laurie, Willie Mabon, Charlie & Ray,

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                 Walkin' Willie [Hickerson], Honey Tones, Bop & Lock

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07/15/55 [closed - adding a cinemascope screen]
07/22/55 [closed - adding a cinemascope screen]
07/29/55 [closed - adding a cinemascope screen]
08/05/55 [closed - adding a cinemascope screen]
08/12/55 Clovers, Ruth Brown, Paul Williams, Derby Wilson, Little Willie John, Rastus & George, Vivian & Tassi
08/19/55 [Dr. Jive] Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, 5 Keys, Hearts, Spaniels, Charlie & Ray, Dolores Ware, Buddy Griffin ork., Claudia Swann
08/26/55 Cavaliers (Decca), Baby Dee, James Moody, Eddie Jefferson, Rastus Murray, Leon Collins, Jimmie Smith, Tun Tun, Dancing Jets
09/02/55 Larks, Tito Puente, Bette McLaurin, Mambo Aces
09/09/55 Eartha Kitt, Lucky Millinder, George Kirby, 4 Guys, Phillips Fort Dancers
09/16/55 Billie Holiday, Atlantic City Follies Revue, 5 Encores, Slappy White, Fouche Dancers, Wallace Brothers, Candido, Jimmy Tyler Band,

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                 Hortense Allen Dancers

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09/23/55 Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Cat Anderson, Harry Carney, Ray Nance, Geoffrey Holder Dancers, Cavaliers, Moms Mabley,

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                 Rose Hardaway

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09/30/55 Joyce Bryant, Royal Jokers, Lucky Millinder, Buddy Bowser, King & King
10/07/55 Al Hibbler, Lavern Baker, Red Prysock, El Dorados, Sweethearts, Mantan [Moreland] & [Flournoy] Miller, Jimmy Peterson
10/14/55 Roy Hamilton, Eddie Heywood Combo, Stump & Stumpy, Bunny Briggs, Florence Wright, Bill Cook (MC)
10/21/55 Platters, Joe Loco, Varetta Dillard, Cuban Pete & Millie, Crackshot
10/28/55 Jack Dupree, Earl King, Charms, Marie Knight, Little George Smith, Lu Elliot, Little Willie John, Hal Singer, Nipsey Russell, Crip Heard
11/04/55 [Dr. Jive] Bo Diddley, Bill Doggett, Jacks, Flamingos, Howling Wolf, Etta James, Dakota Staton, Heartbeats, Harptones, Willis Jackson ork.
11/11/55 Alfredito, La Playa Sextette, Gene & Eunice, Fi-Tones, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
11/18/55 [Hal Jackson] Buddy Johnson ork, Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock, Chuck Berry, 4 Fellows, Solitaires, Valentines, Floyd Ryland
11/25/55 Moonglows, Penguins, Choker Campbell, Al Jackson, Collegians, Mildred Anderson, Stuffy Bryant
12/02/55 Cadillacs, Pearls, Sil Austin, Spence Twins, Donna Hightower, Little Willie (tap dancer), Crackshot
12/09/55 Diablos, Turbans, Eddie Bonnemere, Mambo Jets, Harold King, Oliver & Smith (spelled "Turbanes" in write-up and "Turbins" in the ad)
12/16/55 [gospel] 5 Blind Boys Of Mississippi, Pilgrim Travelers, Nightingales, Harmonizing Four, Caravans, Alex Bradford Singers,

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                 Brother Joe May, Sister Ethel Davenport, Christine Clark, Thermon Ruth

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12/23/55 Clovers, Buddy Griffin, Starbuds, Claudia Swann, Jimmy Mosby, Tong Brothers
12/30/55 Orioles, Delltones, Arnett Cobb, Sonny Boy Williamson, Warren Berry, Clay Tyson

01/06/56 Count Basie, Joe Williams, George Kirby, Colts, Coles & Atkins, Dyerettes
01/13/56 Ruth Brown, Roy Milton, Charlie & Ray, 5 Keys, Rosa La King, Romp & Stomp
01/20/56 Dinah Washington, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Hi-Fis, Slappy White, Teddy Hale
01/27/56 Pearl Bailey, Deep River Boys, Condos & Brandow, Don Redman ork, Phillip Forte Dancers
02/03/56 Jay McShann ork., Priscilla Bowman, Ravens, Joe Tex, Danny Overbea, Howell & Radcliff, LaFlotte Duo, Derby Wilson
02/10/56 Lloyd Price, Drifters, Spiders, Bubber Johnson, Mickey & Sylvia, Bunny Briggs
02/17/56 Little Richard, Guitar Slim, Flamingos, Moms Mabley, Linda Hopkins, Lloyd Lambert Ork.
02/24/56 Katherine Dunham Dancers, Tito Puente
03/02/56 Mae Barnes, Alfredito, Malagon Sisters, Leaders, Bonita Sisters, 2 Zephyrs
03/09/56 Lavern Baker, Gene Ammons, Heartbeats, Nolan Lewis, Bobby Ephram, Pigmeat
03/16/56 4 Aces, Diahann Carroll, Lucky Millinder, Nipsey Russell
03/23/56 [gospel] Clara Ward Singers, Dixie Hummingbirds, Davis Sisters, Christine Clark, Skylights, Charles Taylor & All-Stars
03/30/56 [Dr. Jive] Bo Diddley, Moonglows, Claudia Swann, Charlie & Ray, Solitaires, Dean Barlow, Fi-Tones, Brook Benton, Schoolboys,

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                 Teen Queens, Sugar & Spice, Buddy Griffin ork,

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04/06/56 [Dr. Jive] Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Buddy Griffin ork, Claudia Swann, Moonglows, Charlie & Ray, Teen Queens, Sugar & Spice,

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                 Heartbeats, Bo Diddley

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04/13/56 Louis Jordan (Lavern Baker replaced him on the last day), Dyerettes, Dottie Smith, [Olivette] Miller & [Albert] Gibson, Crip Heard
04/20/56 Illinois Jacquet, George Kirby, Cleftones ("Cliftones"), Sensations, Della Reese
04/27/56 Big Maybelle, Willows, T-Bone Walker, Willis Jackson ork., Phil Waddell, Edwards Brothers, Allen Drew
05/04/56 Dinah Washington, Charms, Patty Austin, Slappy White, Herbie Fields Band, Fouche Dancers
05/11/56 Al Hibbler, Coasters, Machito, Mickey & Sylvia, Flournoy Miller & Mantan Moreland
05/18/56 Cab Calloway, Midnighters, Cal Green Band, Ethel Ennis
05/25/56 Clovers, Al Jackson & Fat Men, Pee Wee Crayton, Richard Wilson, Paul Williams Ork., Apus & Estrellita, McHarris & Delores
06/01/56 [Hal Jackson] Shirley Gunter, Flairs, Cadillacs, Cookies, Harold King, Freddie & Flo, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jesse Powell ork.
06/08/56 Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Lymon & Teenagers, Cleftones, Valentines, Pretenders, Mabel King, Sil Austin, Watts & Lynn
06/15/56 [gospel] Alex Bradford, Blind Boys Of Mississippi, Harmonizing Four, Stevens Singers, Jessie Mae Renfroe, Julia Doyle, Robert Ross
06/22/56 Dizzy Gillespie, Moonglows, Heartbreakers, Mr. Blues, Sally Blair, Lonnie Satin
06/29/56 [Dr. Jive] Sensations, Jayhawks, Bop Chords, Cadillacs, Cookies, Lavern Baker, Vicki Nelson, Rudy Green, Schoolboys, Mickey Baker
07/06/56 Wheels, Jimmie Scott, Spence Twins, Cousins, Big John Greer, Chuck Fly
07/13/56 5 Keys, George Kirby, Hines Brothers, Rhythm On Ice, Larry Ellis
07/20/56 [closed]
07/27/56 [closed]
08/03/56 [closed]
08/10/56 [closed]
08/17/56 Buddy Johnson, Clyde McPhatter, Ella Johnson, Floyd Ryland, El Dorados, Clay Tyson, 2 Zephyrs
08/24/56 [Dr. Jive] Bo Diddley, Charlie & Ray, 5 Satins, Butchie Saunders, Schoolboys, Clovers, Big Maybelle, Claudia Swann, Valentines, Channels
08/31/56 [gospel] Soul Stirrers, Clara Ward Singers, Caravans, Charles Taylor & All-Stars, Christine Clark, Stevens Singers
09/07/56 Lloyd Price, Drifters, Mickey & Sylvia, Bunny Briggs, G-Clefs
09/14/56 Teenagers, Cleftones, Valentines, Harptones, Joytones, Mabel King, Joan Chapel, Bob Kornegay, Jimmy Wright Ork
09/21/56 Platters, Dolly Cooper, Arnold Dover, Blockbusters, Young Jessie, Bill Bailey, Earl Warren Ork
09/28/56 Ruth Brown, Cadets, Magnificents, Moms Mabley, Johnny Watson, Al Jackson
10/05/56 Turbans, Chorals, Debutantes, Lecuona Cuban Boys, Mambo Aces, Jellyroll & Zuzu, Meringuito
10/12/56 [New R&B Stars of 1956] Pearls, Velours, Dells, Channels, Solitaires, Flamingos, Ruth Mc Fadden, Titus Turner
10/19/56 [Rockin The Blues] Wheels, Sugar & Spice, Marie Knight, Jimmie Cavello & Houserockers, Clark Kids, Pigmeat,

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                 premiere of "Rockin' The Blues"

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10/26/56 Pearl Bailey, Louis Bellson Band (Pearl's white husband), led by Don Redman
11/02/56 Pearl Bailey, Louis Bellson Band, led by Don Redman, Thelma Carpenter, Bill Bailey, Howell & Radcliff, Condos & Brandow
11/09/56 [Willie Bryant] Coasters, Cardinals, Della Reese, Gloria Lynn, Dolphus Prince, Erskine Hawkins Band
11/16/56 [Dr. Jive] Cadillacs, Bo Diddley, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Dells, Debutantes, Schoolboys, Chips, Heartbeats, Ann Cole, Robert & Johnny,

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                 Young Jessie, Reuben Phillips

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11/23/56 [Alan Freed] Moonglows, Cleftones, Harptones, Pretenders, Eddie Cooley & Dimples, Billy Mason, Angels (Gee), Lanes, Joytones,

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                 Rhythm Jesters, Sonny Knight, Jimmy Wright

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11/30/56 5 Satins, El Dorados, G-Clefs, Margie Day, Jo-Ann Campbell, Frankie Brunson, Carl Holland, 3 Dukes, Freddie & Flo
12/07/56 [Rhythm & Blues] Big Maybelle, Clovers, Etta James & Peaches, James Moody, Ralph Brown, Pigmeat, Cha Cha Taps,

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                 film: "Rhythm & Blues Revue"

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12/14/56 [gospel] Soul Stirrers, Davis Sisters, Harmonizing Four, Original Gospel Harmonettes, Professor Herman Stevens, Daniel Singers
12/21/56 [gospel - held over]
12/28/56 Al Hibbler, Illinois Jacquet, Golden Gate Quartet, Lu Elliot, Derby Wilson, Cook & Brown, Strawberry & Julia

01/04/57 [Jocko] Clyde McPhatter, Mickey & Sylvia, Channels, Heartbeats, Teenchords, Clarence Henry, Jesse Belvin, Sil Austin
01/11/57 Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderley, Valentines, Slappy White, Ocie Smith, 2 Kit Kats
01/18/57 [Hal Jackson] Bill Doggett, Dells, 3 Friends, Gene & Eunice, Big Jay McNeely, Vickie Nelson, Baby Laurence
01/25/57 Little Richard, Charlie & Ray, Cookies, Schoolboys, Billy Mason, Buddy Bower, Andre Williams

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                 [supposedly Golden Gate Qt. there 1/26-2/3]

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02/01/57 Buddy Johnson ork., Chuck Berry, Spaniels, Cleftones, Clay Tyson, Ella Johnson, Floyd Ryland
02/08/57 [R&B Stars of 1957] Solitaires, Pearls, Velours, Belltones, Playboys, Ann Cole, Robert & Johnny, Paul Williams ork.
02/15/57 [Calypso Carnival] Tarriers, Duke Of Iron, Helen Ferguson, Pearl Gonzalez 5, Johnny Barracuda, Trinidad Steel Band
02/22/57 [Dr. Jive] Mickey & Sylvia, Drifters, Flamingos, Chuck Willis, Solomon Burke (Fri, Sat, Sun only; he was 12 and in school), Teenchords,

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                 Big Maybelle, Little Joe & Thrillers, Reuben Phillips Ork.

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03/01/57 [Dr. Jive] Mickey & Sylvia, Flamingos, Channels, G-Clefs, Solomon Burke (Fri, Sat, Sun only), Big Maybelle, Little Joe & Thrillers,

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                 Reuben Phillips Ork.

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03/08/57 Lloyd Price, Clovers, Moms Mabley, Amos Milburn, Edna McGriff
03/15/57 Cadillacs, Minors, Joe Tex, Linda Hopkins, George Holmes, Spence Twins, Crazy Cris Columbo Band
03/22/57 [Battle of the Blues] Bo Diddley, El Boy, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Cardinals, Andre Williams, Larry Birdsong, Claudia Swann,

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                 Phyllis Branch

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03/29/57 [Calypso Festival] Lloyd Thomas, Versatones, Pearl Gonzalez 5, Lady Calypso, King Caribe, Trinidad Steel Band, King Rudy
04/05/57 [Disk Jockey Favorites] Harptones, Annie Laurie, Nappy Brown, Danny Knight, Federals, Al Jackson, Willis Jackson ork, Crip Heard
04/12/57 [gospel] Clara Ward Singers, Professor Alex Bradford, Christine Clark, Stevens Singers, Gospel Wonders, Atomics
04/19/57 Louis Jordan Tympany 5, Dottie Smith, Jackie Davis, Jordanettes, Little Willie John, Wild Bill Moore, Brunellos, Pinkney Roberts
04/26/57 [No Time For Squares] Timmie Rogers, Mauri Leighton, Bunny Briggs, Ernie Andrews, Don Redman ork, Paul Meeres, Junior & Lorraine,

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                 Debonettes

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05/03/57 [Dr. Jive] Paragons, Dells, Avons, Valentines, Charlie & Ray, Metronomes, Robin Robinson, Jo-Ann Campbell, Titus Turner,

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                 Reuben Phillips

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05/10/57 [Hal Jackson] Clarence Henry, Cleftones, Teenchords, Little Jimmy Scott, Pearls, Cellos, Chubby Newsom
05/17/57 Clyde McPhatter, Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Floyd Ryland, Solitaires, Pigmeat, G-Clefs
05/24/57 [Calypso] Pearl Primus, Duke Of Iron, Lord Kitchner, Count Of Monte Cristo
05/31/57 Ruth Brown, 5 Keys, Schoolboys, Nipsey Russell, Paul Williams ork, Johnny Hartman, 3 Tapateers
06/07/57 Lavern Baker, Coasters, Red Prysock ork., Johnnie & Joe, Heartbeats, Johnny Mathis
06/14/57 Jive Bombers, Faye Adams, Heartbreakers, Miller Sisters, Stewart & Oscar, Jimmy Valentine, Reuben Phillips
06/21/57 Clovers, Al Hibbler, Pigmeat, Bull Moose Jackson, Joan Shaw, Derby Wilson, Charlie & Carmen
06/28/57 [Dr. Jive] Sensations, Charlie & Ray, Velours, Jesters, Charts, Roy Brown, Heartbeats, Ann Cole, Joan & Joy, Donnie Elbert
07/05/57 [gospel] Nightingales, Jewel Gospel Singers, Skylights, Spiritualaires, Professor Herman Stevens
07/12/57 Spaniels, Dubs, Cadillacs, Fran & Flo, Sil Austin, Dale Hawkins, Butterfly, Carol Strickland
07/19/57 Shirley & Lee, Otis Williams & Charms, Huey Smith & Clowns, Solomon Burke, Vickie Nelson
07/26/57 Lloyd Price, Moonglows, Teenchords, Lee Andrews & Hearts, George Kirby, Otis Rush
08/02/57 [closed]
08/09/57 [closed]
08/16/57 Clyde McPhatter, Clarence Henry, 5 Keys, Buddy Holly & Crickets, Clay Tyson, Edna McGriff, Paul King, Stu & Oscar
08/23/57 [Dr. Jive] Dells, Paragons, Cadillacs, Cleftones, Jo-Ann Campbell, G-Clefs, Johnnie & Joe, Shells, Tommy Brown, Pretty Boy (Don Covay)
08/30/57 [Jocko] Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Lee Andrews & Hearts, Big Maybelle, Harptones, Cookies, Little Joe, Reuben Phillips ork.
09/06/57 [gospel] Pilgrim Travelers, Davis Sisters, Gospel Wonders, Hart Sisters, Herman Stevens, Golden Arrows
09/13/57 Dinah Washington, Slappy White, Charts, Hines Kids, Ocie Smith, Eddie Chamblee
09/20/57 Johnny Mathis, Rose Hardaway, Flamingos, Mambo Aces, Allen Drew, Reuben Phillips
09/27/57 Jerry Lee Lewis, George Kirby, Claudia Swann, Little Beats, 5 Quails, Billy Adams, Titus Turner, Margie Day
10/04/57 Del Vikings, Earl Bostic, Mellokings, Slim Galliard, Tunedrops, Varetta Dillard, Reuben Phillips
10/11/57 Roy Hamilton, Tune Weavers, Dyerettes, Ann Cole, Bill Cook, Lovers, Dolly King, Erskine Hawkins ork., Billy Barnes
10/18/57 [Murray Kaufman] Dominoes, Chantels, 5 Satins, Delroys, Little Joe, Charlie & Ray, Reuben Phillips
10/25/57 Della Reese, Norma Miller Dancers, Huey Smith & Clowns, Tony Harris, Mantan Moreland, Jimmy Morgan, Bobby Marchan,

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                 Nicki Redman

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11/01/57 [Evelyn Robinson (WOV) R&B Revue] Little Willie John, Channels, Heartbeats, Dubs, Sentimentals, Linda Hopkins, Arnett Cobb,

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                 Donnie Elbert

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11/08/57 Coasters, Ernie Freeman ork., Lillian Offitt, Pigmeat, Palmero Brothers, 3 Leggers
11/15/57 Ruth Brown, Jackie Wilson, Redd Foxx, Tokaya Troupe, 5 Keys, Betty Carter
11/22/57 [gospel] Swan Silvertones, Professor Alex Bradford, Caravans, Swan Silvertones, Hightower Singers, Nathaniel Rivers
11/29/57 [Dr. Jive] Ray Charles, Mickey & Sylvia, Velours, Kodoks, Tiny Topsy, Jesters, Bobby Day, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jo-Ann Campbell
12/06/57 Clyde McPhatter, Spaniels, Moms Mabley, Bobbettes, Stuffy Bryant, Stewart & Oscar, Wynona Carr
12/13/57 [Jack Walker] Clovers, Thurston Harris, Chantels, Bette McLaurin, Paragons, Glowtones, Dee Clark
12/20/57 [Leonard Reed Stars Of Tomorrow] Blue Notes, Robinson Sisters, Capers, Jimmy Charles, Tiny Tim, Edith McKay, Al & Ray, Honi Coles,

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                 Original Cadillacs, Reuben Phillips ork. [5 days]

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12/25/57 [Bill "The Burner" Mercer, WOV] Bo Diddley, Big Maybelle, Drifters, Dells, Moonglows, Deltairs, Don & Dewey, Screamin' Jay Hawkins,

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                 Priscilla Bowman, Malley & Margot, Reuben Phillips ork.

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01/03/58 [gospel] Clara Ward Singers, Harmonizing Four, Nightingales, Christine Clark, Hart Singers, Gospel Clefs, Gilbert Atkins,

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                 Professor Herman Stevens

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01/10/58 Count Basie, Joe Williams, Ravens, Redd Foxx, Coles & Atkins, Phillip Forte Dancers
01/17/58 Lavern Baker, Doc Bagby, Little Joe, Donnie Elbert, Teenchords, Silhouettes, Al Jackson
01/24/58 Al Hibbler, Illinois Jacquet, Bobbettes, Pigmeat, Bunny Briggs
01/31/58 [Dr. Jive] Joe Turner, 5 Satins, Lee Allen, Turbans, Clay Tyson, Choker Campbell, Tiny Topsy, Robert & Johnny, Wanderers
02/07/58 Frankie Lymon, 3 Playmates, Rays, El Dorados, Hollywood Flames, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Joan Temple
02/14/58 Billy Williams, Lee Andrews & Hearts, Valerie Carr, 3 Playmates, 3 Chocolateers, Howell & Bowser
02/21/58 [gospel] Caravans, Dixie Hummingbirds, Gospelaires, Staple Singers, Selah Jubilee Singers, Jewels, Maceo Woods
02/28/58 Mickey & Sylvia, Billy & Lillie, Sheppard Sisters, Ebon-Knights, Joe Chisolm, Reuben Phillips
03/07/58 [Jocko] Chuck Berry, Big Maybelle, Heartbeats, Velvets, Sil Austin, Shirelles, Sarah McLawler Trio
03/14/58 [Evelyn Robinson] Bill Doggett, Little Willie John, Pastels, Delltones, Lee Diamond & Upsetters (Little Richard's band), Ann Cole
03/21/58 Lloyd Price, Dubs, Shirley & Lee, Geoffrey Holder, Dolly Lyons, Harold Cromer
03/28/58 [gospel] Clara Ward Singers, Harmonizing Four, Bradford Specials, Gospel Clefs, Imperial Gospel Singers, Pilgrim Harmonaires,

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                 Gilbert Atkins

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04/04/58 [Dr. Jive] Fats Domino, Coasters, Dells, Flamingos, Spaniels, Fidelitys, Beverly Ann Gibson, Freddie Scott
04/11/58 Will Mastin Trio, Sammy Davis, Jr., Fran Warren, Coles & Atkins, Redd Fox, Hortense Allen's Dancing Girls
04/18/58 Louis Jordan, Dottie Smith, Ruth McFadden, Norma Miller Dancers, Zeniths, Apus & Wiltshire, Reuben Phillips
04/25/58 [gospel] Caravans, Gospelaires, Jewels, Selah Singers, Swanee Quartet
05/02/58 Ruth Brown, Teenagers, Nipsey Russell, Cootie Williams, Wini Brown, Cha Cha Taps, J. Monroe, Butterfly
05/09/58 [[Jocko] Huey Smith & Clowns, Bobbettes, Red Prysock, Linda Hopkins, Isley Bros., Rolling Rockets, Val Martinez
05/16/58 Dinah Washington, Lonnie Sattin, Willis Jackson, Tune Weavers, Arnold Dover, Spic & Span
05/23/58 [gospel] Davis Sisters, Soul Stirrers, Mighty Skylights, Rasberry Singers, Gospel Chordettes, Professor Herman Stevens
05/30/58 [Dr. Jive] Ray Charles, Drifters, Heartbeats, Crowns, Cadillacs, Cookies, Ann Cole, Tiny Topsy, Mary Ann Fisher, Solomon Burke
06/06/58 Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Floyd Ryland, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Big Maybelle, Chantels, Monotones, Paul King
06/13/58 [Jocko] Frankie Lymon, Ed Townsend, Coasters, Robert & Johnny, Jerry Butler & Impressions, Lee Andrews & Hearts, Kodoks,

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                 Storey Sisters

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06/20/58 Little Willie John, Danleers, Fidelitys, Kalin Twins, Sonny Til, Lee Diamond's Upsetters, Etta James, Al Jackson, Rocking Kids
06/27/58 Roy Hamilton, Clovers, Bobby Freeman, Ketty Lester, Dion & Belmonts, Reuben Phillips ork., Samson & Delilah, Jimmy Lewis,

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                 Juggling Joe

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07/04/58 Clyde McPhatter, Lavern Baker, Doc Bagby, Solitaires, Valerie Carr, Leslie Uggams, Ralph Mathis & Ambers
07/11/58 [closed]
07/16/58 [started Wednesday - movie "The Ten Commandments"]
07/25/58 [held over]
08/01/58 [held over]
08/08/58 [held over]
08/15/58 [held over]
08/22/58 [held over]
08/29/58 [Dr. Jive] Jackie Wilson, Big Maybelle, Bob & Earl, Heartbeats, Videos, 5 Keys, Flamingos, Bobbettes, Bobby Day, Satellites, Arnett Cobb,

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                 Ronnie Baxter

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09/05/58 [gospel] Nightingales, Brooklyn All-Star Singers, Imperial Gospel Singers, Swanee Quintet, Gospel Starlettes, Maceo Woods
09/12/58 Duke Ellington, Slappy White, Lil Greenwood, Johnny Hodges, Ray Mance, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Ozzie Bailey,

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                 Leonard & Leonard

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09/19/58 Coasters, Olympics, Quintones, Danleers, Bobby Long, Bobby Hendricks, Claudia Swann, Sil Austin
09/26/58 Ruth Brown, Moonglows, Kodoks, Royal Holidays, Paul Williams ork, Oscar McLollie & Annette, Norma Miller Dancers,

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                 Sad Sam & Pineapple

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10/03/58 Illinois Jacquet, Mickey & Sylvia, Ruth McFaddens, Andy Rose, Wanderers, Pigmeat, Mona Desmond, Bunny Briggs
10/10/58 [Jocko] Little Willie John, Isley Bros., Upsetters, Dells, Little Anthony & Imperials, Chantels, Eddie Anderson & Playmate
10/17/58 Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Wailers, Johnny Richards ork., Symphony Sid
10/24/58 Buddy Johnson, Bo Diddley, Shields, Dion & Belmonts, Clay Tyson, Ella Johnson, Floyd Ryland, Wynona Carr, Thurston Harris
10/31/58 Larry Williams, Ed Townsend, Pastels, John Bubbles, Teenchords, Hines Kids, Baby Washington, Joan Temple
11/07/58 Ray Charles, Timmie Rogers, Mambo Aces, Chris Connor, Axidentals
11/14/58 Cozy Cole, Della Reese, Al Hibbler, Pigmeat, Derby Wilson, Reuben Phillips Ork.
11/21/58 [gospel] Harmonizing Four, Stars Of Faith, Gospel Clefs, Consolers, Elizabeth Lands, Herman Stevens, Grace Gospel Singers
11/28/58 [Dr. Jive] Lavern Baker, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Day, Emersons, Lee Andrews & Hearts, Nappy Brown, Fi-Tones, 5 Chanels (Deb), Fidelitys,

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                 Frances Burnette, Reuben Phillips

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12/05/58 Jazz! Horace Silver, Bill Henderson, Jackie Smith, Herb Pomeroy, Ethel Ennis
12/12/58 [Herman Amis] Dee Clark, Frankie Lymon, Valerie Carr, Unique Teens, Johnnie & Joe, Larry Darnell, Miller Brothers, Reuben Phillips
12/19/58 [gospel] Gospel Harmonettes, Professor Charles Taylor, Highway QC's, Hightowers, Soul Seekers, Selah Singers
12/26/58 Clyde McPhatter, Solitaires, Olympics, Duane Eddy, Moms Mabley, Versatones, Billy Barnes, Solomon Gideon

01/02/59 Count Basie, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Joe Williams, Redd Foxx, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Phillip Forte Dancers
01/09/59 Bill Doggett, Cadillacs, Arnold Dover & Spouse, Moonglows, Cleo Bernard, Gloria Lynn, Reuben Phillips
01/16/59 Jerry Butler, Crests, Little Anthony & Imperials, Quintones, Wade Flemons, Doc Bagby, Flamingos, Clay Tyson
01/23/59 Dinah Washington, Maynard Ferguson, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins
01/30/59 Eartha Kitt, Deep River Boys, Leo De Lyon, Will Gaines, Reuben Phillips
02/06/59 Dakota Staton, Nipsey Russell, Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers, Ahmad Jamal
02/13/59 [gospel] Davis Sisters, Rasberry Singers, Caravans, Sally Jenkins Singers, Consolers, Gilbert Atkins, Herman Stevens
02/20/59 Dave Brubeck, Chris Connor, Machito, Jazz All Stars
02/27/59 Duke Ellington, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Mary Lou Williams, Jimmy Rushing, Lil Greenwood, Ernestine Anderson
03/06/59 Lloyd Price, Marie Knight, Crests, Chantels, Jesse Lee Turner, Jimmie Barnes & Gibraltars, Paula Watson, Clay Tyson
03/13/59 Miles Davis, Ruth Brown, Thelonius Monk, Johnny Richards Band
03/20/59 [gospel] Staple Singers, Swanee Quintet, Gospel Clefs, Vashti Singers, Highway QC's, Maceo Woods
03/27/59 [Dr. Jive] Buddy Johnson, Big Maybelle, Wanderers, Eugene Church, Fiestas, Genies, Channels, Ebonaires, Sam Hawkins, Marv Johnson,

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                 Frances Burnett

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04/03/59 Louis Jordan, Sonny Stitt, Moms Mabley, Spence Twins, Diane Dove, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Baby Washington, Paul Perriman,

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                 Reuben Phillips

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04/10/59 Sam Cooke, Sally Blair, Clovers, Willie Lewis, 3 Leggers, Reuben Phillips
04/17/59 [Symphony Sid] Al Hibbler, Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers, Buddy Rich, Nina Simone, Moanin Dancers
04/24/59 Little Willie John, James Brown & Famous Flames, Butterbeans & Susie, Upsetters, Vi Kemp, Verna White, Senators
05/01/58 [gospel] Rasberry Singers, Mighty Gospel Giants, Flanagan Singers, Stevens Singers, Soul Stirrers
05/08/59 Pearl Bailey, Louis Bellson, Bill Bailey, Coles & Atkins
05/15/59 [held over]
05/22/59 [Jocko] Bo Diddley, Dave Baby Cortez, Bobby Day, Jesse Belvin, Fiestas, Cadillacs, Heartbeats, Joe Medlin, Shirelles,

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                 Eddie Anderson & Playmate

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05/29/59 [Symphony Sid] Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Smith Trio, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Max Roach, Redd Foxx
06/05/59 Dinah Washington, Thelonius Monk, Axidentals, Queen's Jesters, Gil Evans Band
06/12/59 Lavern Baker, Skyliners, Impalas, Jerry Butler, Little Joe, Clay Tyson, Ray Peterson, Reuben Phillips
06/19/59 Dakota Staton, Modern Jazz Quartet, Nipsey Russell, James Moody
06/26/59 [Dr. Jive] Brook Benton, Wilbert Harrison, Valerie Carr, Little Anthony & Imperials, Shirelles, Ebonaires, Beverly Ann Gibson, Shirley & Lee,

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                 Nappy Brown, Cavaliers, Clintonian Cubs, Eugene Church

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07/03/59 Coasters, Falcons, Stump & Stumpy, Frances Burnett, Tommy Brown, Reuben Phillips ork, Rockets (dancers)
07/10/59 [gospel] Swan Silvertone Singers, Stars Of Faith, Gospel Clefs, Selah Jubilee Singers, Skylights
07/17/59 Roy Hamilton, Mauri Leighton, Solitaires, Mattison Trio, Pigmeat, Freddie Robinson
07/24/59 [movie - The Ten Commandments]
07/31/59 [either closed or movie held over]
08/07/59 [either closed or movie held over]
08/14/59 [Dr. Jive] Larry Williams, Hollywood Flames, Cadillacs, Little Anthony & Imperials, Skyliners, Frankie Lymon, Clintonian Cubs,

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                 Eugene Church, Tiny Topsy, Clickettes, Earl Warren Ork

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08/21/59 [Dr. Jive held over] Larry Williams, Hollywood Flames, Cadillacs, Little Anthony & Imperials, Frankie Lymon, Clintonian Cubs, Tiny Topsy,

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                 Sammy Turner, Stereos, Lois Lee, Earl Warren Ork

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08/28/59 Eartha Kitt, Johnny Nash, Willie Gaines, Reuben Phillips ork, Jay Brothers
09/04/59 [held over]
09/11/59 Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson Trio, Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge, Terry Gibbs Band
09/18/59 [gospel] Ward Singers, Alex Bradford & His Men Of Song, Spirit Of Memphis Singers, Mighty Gospel Giants, Jimmy Jones (bass),

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                 Corinthian Singers

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09/25/59 Sam Cooke, Bunny Briggs, Wanderers, Redd Foxx, Barbara McNair
10/02/59 Ray Charles, Raelettes, 5 Royales, Dee Clark, Valerie Carr, Miracles, Clay Tyson, 3 Leggers
10/09/59 Will Mastin Trio, Sammy Davis Jr., Eileen Barton, Nipsey Russell, Hal Loman & His Playmates, Reuben Phillips
10/16/59 Pearl Bailey, Louis Bellson, Coles & Atkins
10/23/59 [held over]
10/30/59 Jackie Wilson, Fireflies, Baby Washington, Gene & Eunice, Shirelles, Big Daddy, Bobby Lewis, Sil Austin
11/06/59 Clyde McPhatter, Lavern Baker, Crests, Santo & Johnny, Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson, Lee Thomas
11/13/59 [gospel] Dixie Hummingbirds, Swanee Quintet, Imperial Gospel Singers, 5 Blind Boys Of Mississippi, Frexels, Geraldine Climmons
11/20/59 Little Anthony & Imperials, Flamingos, Isley Bros., 5 Satins, Bobby Charles Quintet
11/27/59 Carmen McRae, Clovers, Al Hibbler, Pigmeat, Reuben Phillips ork., Flying Nesbits
12/04/59 [Jewel Box Revue]
12/11/59 Drifters, Little Willie John, James Brown & Famous Flames
12/18/59 [movies only]
12/25/59 Lloyd Price, Hollywood Flames, 5 Keys, Tarheel Slim & Little Ann, Valerie Carr, Clay Tyson

01/01/60 Earl Grant, Ernestine Anderson, Walter Nicks Dancers, Willie Lewis, Hines Kids, Reuben Phillips ork.
01/08/60 Count Basie, Joe Williams, Redd Foxx, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Stuffy Bryant, Dyerettes
01/15/60 Miles Davis, Dakota Staton, James Moody, Red Garland Trio, Al Jackson
01/22/60 [gospel] Caravans, Rosetta Tharpe, Gospelaires, Kingdom Jubilee, Rasberry Singers, Gospel Cogerettes
01/29/60 Brook Benton, Ruth Brown, Buster Brown, Kodoks, Willie Lewis, Reuben Phillips ork.
02/05/60 [Alan Freed] Bo Diddley, Skyliners, Cadillacs, Big Maybelle, Jo-Ann Campbell, Bobby Day, Sam Taylor, Earl Warren
02/12/60 Chuck Berry, Little Anthony & Imperials, Larry Williams, Baby Washington, Roosevelt Grier, Stewart & Oscar
02/19/60 [Dr. Jive] Johnny Nash, Flamingos, Nappy Brown, Hollywood Flames, Fidelitys, Tiny Topsy, Centurians, Eugene Church, Barrett Strong,

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                 Jean Samson, Fidelitys

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02/26/60 [African Holiday] Olatunji, Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers, Denizulu Dancers, Mike Quashi
03/04/60 [Jewel Box Revue]
03/11/60 [held over]
03/18/60 [Jocko] Coasters, Isley Bros., Jimmy Reed, Cruisers, Fay Simmons, Luther Bond, Clickettes
03/25/60 [held over]
04/01/60 [Louis Jordan For President] Louis Jordan, Peg Leg Bates, 4 Tops, Moms Mabley, Lenny Welch, Dottie Smith
04/08/60 [gospel] paper not available
04/15/60 [Dr. Jive] Clovers, Santo & Johnny, Ben E. King, Etta James, Olympics, Robert & Johnny, Wade Flemons, Billy Bland, Vines,

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                 Jean DuShon, Bobby Marchan, Tick-Tocks (prob Clowns)

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04/22/60 Ray Charles, Cannonball Adderly, Marv Johnson, Redd Foxx, Betty Carter, Tarheel Slim & Little Ann
04/29/60 Sam Cooke, Abbey Lincoln, Wanderers, Clay Tyson, Bobby Ephraim, Madison Dancers
05/06/60 Sarah Vaughan, JC Heard Quintet, Adam Wade, Slappy White, Reuben Phillips ork
05/13/60 [gospel] Sister Rosetta Tharpe, James Cleveland
05/20/60 Odetta, Harry Belafonte, Alvin Ailey Dancers
05/27/60 Jackie Wilson, Crests, Ron Holden, Clickettes, Ruth McFadden, King Coleman
06/03/60 Hazel Scott, Machito, Herbie Mann, Philly Joe Jones Sextet, Olatunji
06/10/60 [African Holiday] Brock Peters
06/17/60 Ahmad Jamal Trio, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Gloria Lynn, Nancy Wilson, Art Farmer & Jazztet, Willie Lewis
06/24/60 [Dr. Jive] Jimmy Jones, Marv Johnson, Flamingos, Tiny Topsy, 5 Satins
07/01/60 [Jocko] Ruth Brown, Bobby Freeman, Ben E. King, Olympics, Jesters, Dante & Evergreens
07/08/60 [gospel] paper not available
07/15/60 Lavern Baker, Little Willie John, Upsetters, Vibrations, Jesse Hill, Stewart & Oscar
07/22/60 Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Eddie Jefferson, Betty Carter, Moms Mabley
07/29/60 closed for three weeks.
08/19/60 Coasters, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony & Imperials, Big Maybelle, Billy Bland, Jean DuShon, Willie Lewis, Reuben Phillips ork.
08/26/60 Clyde McPhatter, Original Drifters, Johnny [Moore] Darrow, Jimmy Oliver ork, Bobbettes, George Kirby
09/02/60 [Jocko] Crests, Spaniels, Danny & Juniors, Bobby Freeman, Blue Notes Jimmy Charles, Baby Washington
09/09/60 Dinah Washington & her Proteges
09/16/60 [gospel] paper not available
09/23/60 Hank Ballard & Midnighters, Ike & Tina Turner, Bobby Marchan, Joe Tex, Willie Lewis, Fouche Dancers
09/30/60 Ray Charles, Coasters, Betty Carter, Dee Clark, Jimmy Smith Trio
10/07/60 [held over]
10/14/60 Brook Benton, Drifters, Andy & Bey Sisters, Valerie Carr
10/21/60 [Jewel Box Revue]
10/28/60 [held over]
11/04/60 Blue Notes, Miracles, Jerry Butler, Ben E. King, Shirelles, Jackie & Starlites, Moms Mabley, Doc Bagby ork.
11/11/60 Roy Hamilton, Arthur Bragg, Idlewild Revue, George Kirby, Lon Fontaine Trio, Mona Desmond, 4 Tops
11/18/60 Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Delores Coleman, Spaniels, Johnnie & Joe
November 25-December 1, 1960 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (Fats Domino, Marv Johnson, Mickey & Sylvia, The Paradons, (MC) Clay Cole)
December 2-8, 1960 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (James Brown, Maurice Williams & Gladiolas, Olympics, Wini Brown, Larry Williams, Pigmeat Markham, Sam Taylor)
December 9-15, 1960 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (Louis Jordan, Etta Jones, Gary US Bonds, Cashmeres, Jordanettes)
December 16-22, 1960 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (GOSPEL, Alex Bradford, Drinkard Singers, Jackie Verdell)
December 23-29, 1960 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (Bobby Freeman, Edsels, Bobby Marchan, Baby Washington, Mary Wells, Reuben Phillips)
December 30, 1960-January 5, 1961 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (Dakota Staton, Red Garland, Sonny Stitt, Andy & Bey Sisters, Art Farmer & Jazztet)

1961

January 6-12, 1961 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (
January 13-19, 1961 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (Little Willie John, Drifters, Ruth McFadden, Willie Lewis, Bill Doggett)
01/27/61 [Jocko] Miracles, Shirelles, Isley Bros., Olympics, Maxine Brown, Joe Tex, Doc Bagby
02/17/61 Brook Benton, Flamingos, Thelma Carpenter, Cook & Brown, Titus Turner, Reuben Phillips ork
02/24/61 Sam Cooke, Little Anthony & Imperials, Aretha Franklin, Bunny Briggs, Willie Lewis, Reuben Phillips
03/10/61 Lavern Baker, Jimmy Ricks, Shirelles, Vibrations, Jimmy Charles, Big Maybelle, King Coleman, Reuben Phillips
03/31/61 [Jocko] Clyde McPhatter, Moms Mabley, Bobby Freeman, Blue Notes, Baby Washington, Larks, Shep & Limelites, Doc Bagby
04/21/61 [Dr. Jive] Jerry Butler, Maxine Brown, Marcels, Dee Clark, Miracles, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Doc Bagby
04/28/61 Little Willie John, Ike & Tina Turner, Mickey & Sylvia, Upsetters, Jackie Brenston, Eloise Carter, Billy Gails, Jimmie & Jean
05/12/61 Dinah Washington, Dells, Hi-Fis, Jimmy Ricks
05/19/61 Miriam Makeba, Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Richard Pryor
05/26/61 [Jocko] Lloyd Price, Miracles, Ben E. King, Gladys Knight & Pips, Linda Hopkins
06/02/61 [Clay Cole] Chubby Checker, Drifters, Shep & Limelites, Isley Bros., Valerie Carr, Tiny Topsy
06/16/61 Ray Charles, Raelettes, Coasters, Betty Carter, Jimmie Scott, Willie Lewis, Art Farmer & Jazztet
06/23/61 [held over]
06/30/61 [Jocko] Shirelles, Chuck Jackson, Bobby Lewis, Vibrations, Blue Notes, Spinners, Miller Sisters
07/28/61 [Alan Fredericks Old Goldies] Solitaires, Dubs, Charts, Johnnie & Joe, Cadillacs, Cleftones, Teenagers, Del Vikings, Bobbettes, Sil Austin
08/18/61 Dee Clark, Ernie K Doe, Carla Thomas, Phil Upchurch, Slim Harpo, Shep & Limelites, Thornton Sisters, Clarence Henry, King Coleman,

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                 Reuben Phillips ork

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08/25/61 [Jocko] Coasters, Tommy Hunt, Gladys Knight & Pips, Chris Kenner, Van McCoy, Dreamlovers
09/01/61 Brook Benton, Drifters, Betty Carter, Willie Lewis, Bobby Ephriam, Reuben Phillips ork
09/29/61 [Old Goldies] Sonny Til & Orioles, Little Anthony, Shirley & Lee, Teenagers, Little Joe, Valentines, Charlie & Ray, Robert & Johnny
10/13/61 Dinah Washington, Nate Nelson, Dells, Baby Laurence, King Coleman, Reuben Phillips ork
10/20/61 Jerry Butler, Maxine Brown, Bobby Lewis, Blue Notes, Cleftones, Miller Sisters, Doc Bagby
10/27/61 [Jocko] Timi Yuro, Shep & Limelites, Tommy Hunt, Stereos, G-Clefs, Orlons, Spinners, Reuben Phillips ork
11/03/61 Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Bull Moose Jackson, Vibrations, Duels, Little Caesar & Romans, Curley Mae, Freddie & Flo
11/17/61 Hank Ballard & Midnighters, Dovells, Isley Bros., Marie Knight, Solomon Burke, Junior Lewis, King Coleman
12/22/61 Shirelles, Chuck Jackson, Jive 5, Jarmels, Marvelettes, James Ray, Tammy Montgomery, Don Covay, Doc Bagby
12/29/61 [held over]

01/12/62 Little Willie John, Ruth Brown, Stereos, 5 Royales, Chantels, Sims Twins
01/19/62 Drifters, Impressions, B.B. King, Gene McDaniels, Gladys Knight & Pips, Marie Knight, Flip Wilson
01/26/62 Marcels, Shep & Limelites, Brook Benton, Maxine Brown, Willie Lewis, Reuben Phillips
02/02/62 Gloria Lynn, Sonny Rollins, Shirley Scott, Al Grey, Billy Mitchell 6
02/09/62 [Clay Cole] Vibrations, Flamingos, Tommy Hunt, Bobby Lewis
02/16/62 [Ralph Cooper] Corsairs, Sensations, Edsels, Crystals, Angels
02/23/62 [Hal Jackson Oldies] Clovers, Cadillacs, Hollywood Flames, Imperials, Kodoks, Charlie & Ray, Charts, Turbans, Tiny Topsy,

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                 Reuben Phillips ork

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03/02/62 Miracles, Isley Bros.
03/09/62 Lloyd Price, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Huey Smith & Clowns, Coasters
04/20/62 Chuck Jackson, Tommy Hunt, Vibrations, Chantels, Doc Bagby, Ronnie & Hi-Lites, Timmie Lymon & Fascinators
05/04/62 Clyde McPhatter, Shep & Limelites, Marcels
05/11/62 Shirelles, Blue Notes, Volumes
05/18/62 [Ralph Cooper] Drifters, Ben E. King, Falcons
05/25/62 James Brown, Sensations
06/01/62 Jackie Wilson, 5 Royales, Corsairs, Big Maybelle, Linda Hopkins
06/29/62 Coasters, Little Willie John, Vibrations, Orlons
07/06/62 Chuck Jackson, Miracles, Chantels, Sensations, Corsairs
08/31/62 [Jocko] Gary US Bonds, Impressions, Dreamlovers, Contours
09/07/62 Drifters, Rivingtons
09/14/62 Ruth Brown, Flamingos, Brook Benton
09/21/62 [Ralph Cooper] Vibrations, Shep & Limelites, Falcons, Miller Sisters
10/05/62 [Jocko] Dave Baby Cortez, Marvelettes, Fiestas, Radiants, Vandellas, Jackie & Starlites, Marvin Gaye
10/26/62 Hank Ballard, Screamin' Jay Hawkins
11/02/62 Sam Cooke, Coasters
11/23/62 Flamingos
12/08/62 [Motortown Revue - 10 days] Miracles, Marvelettes, Vandellas

01/11/63 Clyde McPhatter, Ben E. King, Esther Phillips
01/18/63 Vibrations
01/25/63 [Hal Jackson] Drifters, Big Maybelle, Bo Diddley, Gary US Bonds, Gene Chandler, Ruth McFadden, Johnny Thunder, Reuben Phillips
02/01/63 Lavern Baker, Redd Foxx, Louis Jordan, Don Covay, Fascinations
02/22/63 Dells
03/01/63 Modern Flamingos
03/08/63 Shep & Limelites, Chantels, Ruby & Romantics
03/15/63 Coasters
05/03/63 Jackie Wilson, Big Maybelle, Dootones, Linda Hopkins
05/31/63 Miracles
06/21/63 Shirelles, Tommy Hunt, Shep & Limelites
06/28/63 Drifters, Sam Cooke
08/16/63 Ruth Brown
08/23/63 Coasters, Contours, Baby Washington, Cupids
08/30/63 Vibrations
09/27/63 Flamingos
11/01/63 Jackie & Starlites
11/08/63 Olympics, Little Willie John, Big Maybelle
11/15/63 Coasters, Ben E. King, Falcons
11/29/63 Contours, Vibrations
12/27/63 Cadillacs, Jackie Wilson, Chantels

01/17/64 Shirelles
01/24/64 Drifters, Miller Sisters
01/31/64 Shep & Limelites
02/07/64 Wanderers
03/27/64 Coasters, Vibrations
04/03/64 Lavern Baker, Louis Jordan
04/10/64 Clyde McPhatter
06/12/64 Drifters
06/19/64 Coasters
06/26/64 5 Royales
08/28/64 Drifters
09/04/64 Flamingos
09/18/64 Hank Ballard & Midnighters
10/02/64 Vibrations
10/31/64 5 Royales
11/06/64 Coasters, Shep & Limelites
12/04/64 Little Richard [held over]

01/01/65 [Old Goldies] Sonny Til & Orioles, 5 Keys, Solitaires, Bobbettes, Charlie & Ray, Hollywood Flames, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Clovers,

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                 Jackie & Starlites, Paul Winley

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01/15/65 Mickey & Sylvia
01/22/65 Vibrations, Larks
01/29/65 Drifters
02/05/65 Frankie Lymon
03/05/65 Coasters
04/23/65 Clyde McPhatter
05/21/65 Jimmy Ricks
06/25/65 Olympics
07/16/65 Shep & Limelites
09/24/65 Coasters
10/08/65 Vibrations
11/19/65 Drifters, Lavern Baker, Jackie Wilson

01/08/66 Laddins
02/05/66 Vibrations
03/04/66 Drifters, Laddins, Little Willie John
03/11/66 [Oldies] Ben E. King, 5 Keys, Bill Doggett Band, Faye Adams, Shep & Limelites, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Charlie & Ray, Wilbert Harrison,

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                 MC George Smith

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04/15/66 Flamingos
05/27/66 Drifters
06/03/66 Vibrations
06/10/66 Lavern Baker
06/24/66 Olympics
07/01/66 Bob & Earl
08/27/66 Flamingos
10/21/66 Olympics
12/09/66 [George Smith Oldies] Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Lymon, Ruth Brown, 5 Keys, Vivian Reed, Sonny Til & Orioles, Ruby & Romantics,

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                 Charlie & Ray

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01/06/67 Drifters
02/10/67 Vibrations
06/12/67 (4 days) Drifters
09/01/67 Van Dykes
09/08/67 Drifters

05/24/68 Coasters, Vibrations
08/23/68 Vibrations
11/08/68 Coasters

04/25/69 Maskman & Agents
05/09/69 Sonny Til