Dew Drop Inn

Status: Closed

Parish: Orleans

Location: New Orleans

Famed African American rhythm and blues club located at 2836 LaSalle Street in Uptown New Orleans, open from 1945 to 1970. The owner’s name was Frank Pania. In addition to the music venue, it featured a barber shop, hotel, and cafe. Touring musicians such as Eskew “Esquerita” Reeder, Duke Ellington, Lloyd Price and Ray Charles and Duke Ellington, as well as local legends James Booker, Earl King, Huey “Piano” Smith, Aaron Neville, and Allen Toussaint all played there. The Dew Drop Inn was also well known for it’s floor shows that featured vaudeville acts, comedians, dramatic readings, and both female and cross dressing men.

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Photo Credit: John Sharp