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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.
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Revision as of 16:12, 12 June 2008

Abe's 506 Club was a nightclub in the Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood owned by Abe and Bob Pierce originally located at 506 West Belmont Street. The club was a part of the famous Chitlin' Circuit of Southern music venues where black musicians could find gigs during segregation.

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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