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'''Jere's Lounge''' had previously been a hair salon which was owned by cosmetologist Jere Hobbs and located in on the west side of the 6400 block of 9th Avenue. In the early 1970s, part of the building operated under the name Brothers and Sisters, and later as The Stoned Toad. By the mid-1970s and until the early 1980s, it advertised both topless dancers and a country music band. Following Hobbs untimely death in 1982, it remained closed for several months and then reopened as '''Jere's''' Rock and Roll Showcase, and so changed it's theme. Ownership was assumed by Hobbs sister, Barbara McDuffie, and managed by former news reporter David Jenkins - who sang the closing number of House Of The Rising Sun with every band that performed there under his management. '''Jere's''' hosted live touring rock bands, as well as locals such as Flame and The Heaters, RMS Express, The Beach Monkeys and Baghdad. After approximately twelve years in business, the establishment closed in the spring of 1985. Not long after that, the building was demolished.