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| − | '''Abe's 506 Club''' was a nightclub in the [[Belmont-DeVilliers]] neighborhood owned by [[Abe Pierce|Abe]] and [[Bob Pierce]] originally located at 506 West [[Belmont Street]]. | + | '''Abe's 506 Club''' was a nightclub in the [[Belmont-DeVilliers]] neighborhood owned by [[Abe Pierce|Abe]] and [[Bob Pierce]] originally located at 506 West [[Belmont Street]]. The club was a part of the famous [[Wikipedia:Chitlin' circuit|Chitlin' Circuit]] of Southern music venues where black musicians could find gigs during [[segregation]]. |
| − | The | + | The walls of the club were decorated with enormous oyster shells that held telephones. |
| − | + | Blues musician [[Sam McClain]] became a regular performer at the club in [[1963]] and was "discovered" by DJ [[Papa Don Schroeder]], and they made a popular recording of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams." | |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Tom's Tavern]] | *[[Tom's Tavern]] | ||
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*Christy Hurt. [http://uwf.edu/history/podcasts/Timeless_Voices/BandD_Clubs.mp4 "Belmont & DeVilliers Nightlife."] ''Timeless Voices: Oral Histories from Pensacola's African-American Past'', UWF Public History, 2007. | *Christy Hurt. [http://uwf.edu/history/podcasts/Timeless_Voices/BandD_Clubs.mp4 "Belmont & DeVilliers Nightlife."] ''Timeless Voices: Oral Histories from Pensacola's African-American Past'', UWF Public History, 2007. | ||
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[[Category:Defunct businesses]] [[Category:Belmont-DeVilliers]] [[Category:Bars & nightclubs]] | [[Category:Defunct businesses]] [[Category:Belmont-DeVilliers]] [[Category:Bars & nightclubs]] | ||
