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Blues musician In [[Sam McClain1965]] became the club moved to a regular performer larger space across the street, at 515 West Belmont. The walls of the club were decorated with enormous oyster shells that held telephones. Abe Pierce purchased the adjacent [[Savoy Ballroom]] in {{date needed}} and merged the two venues. Like other businesses in [[1963Belmont-DeVilliers]] and , however, the 506 Club was "discovered" affected by DJ the neighborhood's economic decline in the 1970s. After a final [[December 31|New Year's Eve]] dance in [[Papa Don Schroeder1981]], and they made a popular recording the club closed its doors for the last time. The historic ballroom section of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreamsthe building was razed in [[2000]]."
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'''Abe's 506 Club''' was a nightclub in the [[Belmont-DeVilliers]] neighborhood owned by [[Abe Pierce|Abe]] and [[Bob Pierce]] originally located at 506 West [[Belmont Street]]. The club was a part of the famous [[Wikipedia:Chitlin' circuit|Chitlin' Circuit]] of Southern music venues where black musicians could find gigs during [[segregation]].
The walls club was a part of the club were decorated famous [[Wikipedia:Chitlin' circuit|Chitlin' Circuit]] of Southern music venues where black musicians could find gigs during [[segregation]]. Together with enormous oyster shells the [[Savoy Gardens]] ballroom, it was host to a list of artists that held telephonesincluded [[Wikipedia:Louis Armstrong|Louis Armstrong]], [[Wikipedia:James Brown|James Brown]], [[Wikipedia:Ray Charles|Ray Charles]], [[Wikipedia:Aretha Franklin|Aretha Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Ike Turner|Ike]] & [[Wikipedia:Tina Turner|Tina Turner]], [[Wikipedia:Fats Domino|Fats Domino]] and [[Wikipedia:B.B. King|B.B. King]]. Blues musician [[Sam McClain]] became a regular performer at the club in [[1963]] and was "discovered" by DJ [[Papa Don Schroeder]], and they made a popular recording of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams."
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==See also==
*[[Savoy GardensSaber Club]]*[[Newton's Bunny Club]]
*[[Tom's Tavern]]
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*Christy Hurt. [http://uwf.edu/history/podcasts/Timeless_Voices/BandD_Clubs.mp4 "Belmont & DeVilliers Nightlife."] ''Timeless Voices: Oral Histories from Pensacola's African-American Past'', UWF Public History, 2007.
*"Pensacola's version of Harlem's Cotton Club is now a condemned landmark." ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 24, 2000.
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[[Category:Defunct businesses]] [[Category:Belmont-DeVilliers]] [[Category:Bars & nightclubs]]
