@ChessRecords (1957-67) moved to 7x larger 8-story @320E21St (Apr-Jun 1967). 200 staff. Studio 2x larger. Pressing plant *VeeJay ended during renovation *AtlanticRecords rose w/18 hits *Billboard Hot 100 *ArethaFranklin Respect. But *Blues shrinking

@ChessRecords (1957-67) moved to 7x larger @320E21St (April-June 1967). Studio 2x larger. Pressing plant. *VeeJay collapsed during renovation but *AtlanticRecords rose with 18 hits *Billboard Hot 100. *ArethaFranklin Respect. But *Blues shrinking

*ArethaFranklin *SamCooke, outside @LorraineMotel @Memphis May 12, 1961. Sam refused to sing to a segregated audience @EllisAuditorium, even after police threatened to arrest him & seize his property. *ErnestCWithers

*Brentmore @88CEntralParkWest Converted to co-op apartment in 1959 *ColumbiaRecords *CliveDavis bought 5B APT in c1970 for $55,000 *Sting bought Separated *BillyJoel *ChristieBrinkley ​(m. 1985-1994) 18-room APT, listed 2009 for $26 million

@BuffaloStateCollege Student Union October 12, 1977 *CliveDavis gave Vinyl Raps lecture 8 pm, opening for *TalkingHeads 10:30 pm. *Creem *LesterBangs *BillyAltman in the house.

1961 *SteveSchapiro *ArethaFranklin *CountBasie @Apollo *MortMinsky 1924 grad @NYU joining *MinskysBurlesque here with *BillyMinsky *HerbertMinsky *AbeMinsky Raided 1924 *Burlesque