It closed for a while, then passed through the hands of several different operators, including a social club of local cab drivers known as The Men of Style in the late '70s and Willie Virden in the early '80s. In the '70s, the Sweet Auburn district went into economic decline, which put a damper on business at The Peacock.
24, 1964, the night before he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami for the World Heavyweight Title, Muhammad Ali celebrated a day early at The Peacock during a Lotsa Poppa performance. Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali were known to stop by. "It was an amazing time."Īlthough the stars on stage often outshone those in the audience, The Peacock attracted many African-American celebrities visiting Atlanta. "The quality and tonality of the music was unbelievable," Hampton says. King, Bobby Blue Bland and others would seep down through the floorboards. Bruce Hampton recalls sneaking into The Peacock after sound check and hiding under the stage where the sounds of B.B. Before making his own mark on the Atlanta music scene with The Hampton Grease Band, an underage Col. In the '60s, a younger white audience rediscovered the blues and was eventually drawn to the club. The audience was primarily African-Americans in their mid-30s. "If you were an R&B performer and you hadn't played The Apollo or The Peacock, then you hadn't made it yet," says High. In late 1960, promoter Henry Wynne, owner of the Supersonic Attractions booking agency, bought the club and brought in headliners such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, The Supremes and Ike and Tina Turner, among others. "It was the place where every entertainer wanted to be." "It had so much prestige," says Atlanta blues great Louis "Lotsa Poppa" High, who played there regularly in the '50s. It's difficult to find a legendary blues or soul artist who didn't grace the Peacock's stage at one time or another: Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Etta James. The club was purchased in 1949 by former circus performer Carrie Cunningham, a local hotel and restaurant operator whose love for peacocks inspired her to rename the venue. The club originally opened in 1937 as The Top Hat, which hosted the major black acts of the day, including Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong. In its heyday, The Royal Peacock on Auburn Avenue stood firm as the crown jewel of Atlanta's rhythm and blues scene. CL could devote a whole issue to now-defunct nightspots, but here are a few too consequential to be forgotten. And for the remaining few who were able to experience these establishments, the memories provide a colorful illustration of the variety of nightlife our city hosted through the years. The big question is this: As Atlantans, what did we actually miss? A great deal, it turns out. Unfortunately, most of these clubs have fallen by the wayside. Stories of the city's bygone venues still get passed down, tales of clock-stopping musical performances and ultra-hip cultural scenes. Sure, there are exceptions to this rule, but Atlanta's club crowd isn't known for nesting. These days you'd better not blink or you'll miss the current It Bar, that one watering hole that'll flourish for a few months then suddenly dry up. Just read the first paragraph of the book, give them a shot and I can assure you, you will fall in love with them! Also, just watch the films, they are much different to the books, so if for some strange reason you are not a fan of the books you could still enjoy the films.It makes sense that in our city "too busy to hate," filled with transients and few who stay put, we've largely forgotten our history. My favourite couple from the books in Ron/Hermione!ĥ.What would you say to the people to make them read the book or watch the movie?
I love Draco/Ginny, but only if the fanfic is well written. I am one of those people who is in love with fanfiction, so I lean towards couples who aren't together in the book. I love the plot, the characters and their personalities, the little details and the way she writes.Ĥ.What's your favourite couple from Harry Potter? What's not to like? I love absolutely everything, except the epilogue in the last book. I feel a bit stupid, if I had started reading Harry Potter in year 4 instead of year 6 I could of had 2 extra years of Harry Potter addiction. 1.Where did you first heard of Harry Potter?Īt my first school, I was in year 3 or 4 I believe and we were reading the first paragraph from the book, and we had to guess where it was from, I had no idea.Ģ.What do you exacly feel when you think at this?
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