Owner- Merle Kimberly, Johnnie Allan photo- The Wheels, matchbook ...
Club Coronado
Mentioned in “Louisiana Fiddlers” by Ron Yule and Bill Burge: Bill Kirkpatrick played bass in the eleven piece big band Milt Chapman Orchestra there after WW2. ...
Knights of Columbus Hall
Hollis Boudreaux- “On Airline Hwy. in Baton Rouge was the place to go on a Friday night to dance, meet friends , drink a few cold ones, and join the band if you wanted too. Every band from south la played there, well almost. I invited the Touchet Brothers but it was too far to travel T-Coon told me. Huge dance floor and many tables and chairs too sit on. You could put 600 people in there easy. Then we had to move our dances to the FOP hall because it was bought out by a car dealership, torn down and well you know the rest.” ...
Paradise
African American club- Featured in the 1949 Negro Motorist Green Book: 220 Boatnes Street ...
RT’s
No known information ...
Sherwood Junction
No known information ...
Tabby’s Blues Box
From the East Baton Rouge Public Library Places website- http://www.ebrpl.com/oaal/places.html#tabbys : “Tabby’s Blues Box and Heritage Hall opened its doors in 1979 as the first and only blues club in Baton Rouge. It featured authentic blues music, offered the original blues “jam,” and welcomed fans from all over the world. The Thursday night Hoo Doo Party was a favorite with college students. Famous local musicians — Henry Gray, Silas Hogan, Raful Neal — could be found playing there when they were in town. Tabby’s son and Grammy Award winner, Chris Thomas King, got his start there and signed his first recording contract in the Blues Box. The “Box” was visited by many famous people: Mike Tyson, Paul Newman, Bruce Springsteen and Shaquille O’Neal were just a few. In 1999, the North Blvd. railroad overpass project caused the demolition of the original location and a new location was found on Lafayette St. in downtown Baton Rouge. The new ‘Box’ opened in 2000 and stayed open until 2004 when Tabby had a massive stroke while waiting to go onstage.” ...
Waldo’s
African American club- Featured in the 1949 Negro Motorist Green Book: 864 S. 13th Street ...
Boutin’s
Cajun restaurant with dance floor, live music Will Laborde: “Boutin’s closed earlier this year (2015). No more restaurant or dancing.” ...
Jolly Roger
Included in a 2006 Louisiana Cajun dance hall list compiled by WYNK Cajun DJ “Tee Mick” Abed, sent to me in personal correspondence from David Marcantel ...