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The Peppermint Lounge was a popular discotheque located at 128 West 45th Street in New York City that was open from 1958 to 1965, although a new one was opened in 1980. It was the launchpad for the global Twist craze in the early 1960s. Many claim The Peppermint Lounge was also where go-go dancing originated, although this claim is subject to ...
Twistin' at the Miami Beach Peppermint Lounge: Seven Blends 25173 Back at the Peppermint Lounge: Joey Dee and the Starliters 25174 Twistin' Knights at the Roundtable: Bill Haley and His Comets 25175 Let's All Twist at Peppermint Lounge: Dale Hawkins and His Escapades 25176 The Most of the Twist: Various Artists 25177 The Dixie Sound of Jack ...
Peppermint Lounge: The Fuzztones The Cramps (HL) November 10, 1983 San Francisco Kabuki Nightclub: The Neats Let's Active November 11, 1983 Beverly Hills: Warner Beverly Hills Theater November 12, 1983 San Diego Montezuma Hall: Let's Active Europe: November 19, 1983 London England Dingwalls: Recognition November 22, 1983 Marquee Club: Jerry Floyd
Hey, Let's Twist was a fictional story of Joey Dee (Randazzo and Dino DiLuca played the parts of Joey's brother and father, respectively) and the Peppermint Lounge; its release capitalized on the current twist craze and made the once-obscure Lounge famous. The movie and soundtrack album did their part in making the Peppermint Lounge a world ...
"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. [1] Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ("The Peppermint Lounge "), the song hit No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962.
In 1962, the Peppermint Lounge in New York City became popular and is the place where go-go dancing originated. Sybil Burton opened the "Arthur" discothèque in 1965 on East 54th Street in Manhattan on the site of the old El Morocco nightclub and it became the first, foremost, and hottest disco in New York City through 1969. [36]
Steve Paul had started his entertainment career as a publicist for the Peppermint Lounge. Paul opened the club in 1964, initially as a club for actors, musicians and theatre workers from Broadway. At the time, the only musician in the club was a resident pianist. Regular musical acts commenced in 1966. [1]
The Village Voice wrote that The Peppermint Lounge was the place to go see rock video's, According to Pop Network's John Richard VP of Programming the company installed $70,000 worth of equipment including three three quarter inch decks, 18 monitors, an Ikegami HL-77a camera and a separate audio system.