Cafe Au Go Go
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The Cafe Au Go Go was a
History
The club was the first
Legal problems
Comedian Lenny Bruce and the club's owner, Howard Solomon, were arrested there on obscenity charges in 1964. In April 1964, Bruce appeared twice at the Cafe Au Go Go with undercover police detectives in the audience. On both occasions, he was arrested after leaving the stage, the complaints pertaining to his use of various obscenities; club owner Howard Solomon was arrested too.
A three-judge panel presided over his widely publicized six-month trial, with Bruce and club owner Howard Solomon both found guilty of obscenity on November 4, 1964. The conviction was announced despite positive testimony and petitions of support from
On December 23, 2003,
Au Go Go Singers and comedians
In 1964, Solomon brought in a large group of singers and musicians from an off-Broadway show and christened them the
The Au Go Go Singers included Kathy King (who later toured with
It was also at the Cafe Au Go Go that a new folk/rock group,
Howard Solomon not only had The Au Go Go Singers, but had also booked comedians such as
When the Cafe au Go Go closed, the now-famous Stephen Stills was a featured performer at the gala closing.[11]
Current use
The Cafe Au Go Go and the related New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre buildings were demolished in the 1970s.[12]
See also
- Gerde's Folk City
- Live at The Cafe Au Go Go
- New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre
- The Bitter End
- The Gaslight Cafe
References
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
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- ^ "The People v Lenny Bruce: Excerpts from the Cafe Au Go Go Trial". Web.archive.org. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ People v. Solomon, 26 N.Y.2d. 621
- ^ "CBS News". Cbsnews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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- ^ "Al Aronowitz remembers... (Part 1)". Bobdylanroots.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Garrick Theatre (1960s) - 152 Bleecker St.; New York, NY". PerformingArtsArchive.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.