Trude Heller's
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| Location | 6th Avenue and West 9th Street, New York, NY |
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| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Rock and roll, Rock music |
| Opened | late 1950s |
| Closed | 1980s |
Trude Heller's was a club in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City and located at 6th Avenue and West 9th Street and operated from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.[1] It has been described as the only truly “in” spot in Greenwich Village.[2] Some of the acts that got their starts there were Duane and Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers, Cyndi Lauper,[3] and the Manhattan Transfer.[4]
History
The club began its days in the early 1960s as a swinging Greenwich Village discothèque, run by a tough entrepreneur named Trude Heller.
In the 1960s, go-go dancers could be seen dancing along the walls. Some of the people that danced on the floor there were Salvador Dali, George Hamilton and Lynda Bird Johnson.[5]
The end of the disco craze in the early 1980s spelled the end of the club.[6] Nowadays, Lenny's sandwich chain is in the premises.[7]
Acts
Two of the house bands there were Barry and the Remains [8] and Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers [9] Some of the headlining acts were Ben E. King, Otis Redding and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.[10]
Other acts who have appeared there through the years have been the Beastie Boys in their early days,[11] Frankie Paris and the Purple Haze,[12] Funk Steady,[13] Goldie and the Gingerbreads (featuring Genya Ravan),[14] The Scoundrels,[15] Artie Stewart [16] and Marion Taylor and the Reggie Moore Trio.[17] Jazz singer Anita O'Day and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal also appeared there.
References
- ^ Forgotten New York Greenwich Avenue
- ^ The New York Times News Service Syndicate NY NIGHTLIFE 1964
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ The Village Is Places, Lenny's
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ NY Curbed Wednesday, May 15, 2013, by Hana R. Alberts, Then and Now
- ^ Forgotten New York Greenwich Avenue
- ^ Funky 16 Corners Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers – I Can’t Turn You Loose
- ^ Forgotten New York Greenwich Avenue
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ New York Magazine May 25, 1970 In And Around Town edited by Ruth Gilbert Page 18
- ^ Billboard July 8th 1972 Page 16, Music from the capitals if the world
- ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Rock Meccas of NYC: What Are They Now? Written by: Frank Mastropolo
- ^ Billboard 25 May 1968 Page 50, International News Reports
- ^ The Villager Stewart, the ‘Heart of the Park,’ dies at 68
- ^ New York Magazine 28 Jun 1971 Page 15, After Dark