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    Rebuilt version of legendary Cotton Club set to open
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    Under original owner Ralph Lowe, the Cotton Club became "the most profitable venue that bands could play at between Los Angeles and Dallas ... The place revolutionized music in the 1950s and '60s. Elvis saw Fats Domino there. Chuck Berry and Little Richard played there. Buddy Holly was into playing country before he saw Elvis play at the Cotton Club. Buddy's music changed. Unfortunately, generation after generation lost sight of what the club stood for." Fox believes the Cotton Club was a weapon with which West Texans fought segregation. Full Article at Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
    the most profitable venue that bands could play at between Los Angeles and Dallas ... The place revolutionized music in the 1950s and '60s. Elvis saw Fats Domino there. Chuck Berry and Little Richard played there. Buddy Holly was into playing country before he saw Elvis play at the Cotton Club. Buddy's music changed. Unfortunately, generation after generation lost sight of what the club stood for.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
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Rebuilt version of legendary Cotton Club set to open
  1. The original was located near 50th Street and Railroad Avenue
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  2. I know people will enjoy playing here and, at the same time, be a part of history ... My father also recalled going out to the Cotton Club as a 16-year-old to see bands.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  3. The club's mission statement from the early days declared that it would be blind to race, creed and genre of music ... Lubbock was segregated back then, but this was where everyone who loved music could get together.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  4. Most local bands never will have an opportunity to perform in a place this size. I want the Cotton Club to again be a place where locals and big names can have the same opportunity. Lubbock's Cotton Club is where a lot of the greats got their start.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  5. It was a total disaster ... We ripped out over 20 walls and redid the entire ceiling.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  6. In fact, the biggest challenge I faced was just convincing Wayne that I would be respectful of the club's history
    – James Fox (musician) SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  7. For many of the people who will play here, they'll be playing on the same stage where their idols performed
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  8. because Oct. 15, 1955, was the first of many times that Elvis played at the Cotton Club. But we couldn't make it, so I just want to open the doors for the holiday (Halloween). It won't be completely finished, but people can get a look.
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago

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