Basin Street West

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Basin Street West was a nightclub owned by Jack Yanoff in San Francisco located in the North Beach neighborhood at on 401 Broadway. [1] It opened as a Jazz club in 1964, then integrated soul and rock acts before its closure in 1973. [2]

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History

Jack Yanoff opened the Basin Street West as a jazz club in 1964. The first performers were Latin jazz pianist Eddie Cano and pianist Hampton Hawes. [3] Comedians also performed at the club. The only surviving video footage of Lenny Bruce performing in a nightclub was recorded at Basin Street West in August 1965.

By 1967, Yanoff was booking rock acts like Jefferson Airplane. [4] Soul acts such as Otis Redding and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles also performed at the club. R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner recorded a live album there in 1969. [3]

After Basin Street West closed in 1973, it was replaced by a Korean restaurant. [3]

Notable performers

Live albums

See also

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References

  1. "'World's Biggest' Disqotheque Opens". Billboard. October 9, 1965. p. 61.
  2. Richards, Rand (2002). Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past. Heritage House Publishers. p. 297. ISBN   978-1-879367-03-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Selvin, Joel (1996). San Francisco: The Musical History Tour: A Guide to Over 200 of the Bay Area's Most Memorable Music Sites. Chronicle Books. p. 27. ISBN   978-0-8118-1007-4.
  4. 1 2 3 "North Beach Hot Bed For The Bizarre". Billboard. May 6, 1967. p. 15.
  5. "From The Music Capitols of the World: San Francisco". Billboard. November 21, 1970. p. 25.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Recording Artists". Billboard. December 25, 1971.
  7. 1 2 3 4 McCarthy, Jim (2004). Voices of Latin Rock: People and Events that Created this Sound . Hal Leonard Corporation. pp.  48. ISBN   978-0-634-08061-6.
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