The Flamingo Club
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This article is about the London nightclub. For venues with similar names, see Flamingo (disambiguation).
The Flamingo Club was a jazz nightclub in Soho, London, between 1952 and 1969. It was located at 33–37 Wardour Street from 1957 onwards and played an important role in the development of British rhythm and blues and modern jazz. During the 1960s, the Flamingo was one of the first clubs to employ fully amplified stage sound and it used sound systems provided by ska musicians from the Caribbean.[1] The club had a wide social appeal and was a favourite haunt for musicians, including The Who.[2]
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The Pink Flamingo | |
Address | Wardour Street London, W1 England |
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Coordinates | 51.5113°N 0.1322°W / 51.5113; -0.1322 |
Public transit | Leicester Square; Piccadilly Circus |
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Type | Nightclub |
Opened | 1952 (1952) |
Closed | 1967 (1967) |
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No 37 Wardour Street was previously the address of the Shim Sham Club, which opened in 1935 and was known as "London's miniature Harlem".[3]