Music: The 27 Club

Music: The 27 Club

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Music: Morris Levy, Louis Armstrong, Jazz & the Mafia

When Prohibition went into effect in 1920, New York City's nightlife was thrust underground. Liquor production was taken over by bootleggers. Clubs were taken over by mobsters. And jazz musicians played on the bandstand, with guns literally pointed at their backs. Parcasters - On ...  Show more

Music: Jackie Wilson, Mr. Excitement

One of the genre's first crossover R&B and Rock 'n' Roll stars, Wilson wowed audiences on-stage from the early 1950s to the mid 1970s. But Wilson was beholden to his passions for drugs, sex, and rage - vices that would destroy him. Sponsors! Upstart - Hurry to Upstart.com/DARKSID ...  Show more

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