- Mister Kelly's
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History
Mister Kelly's was a nightclub on 1028 North Rush Street in Chicago which operated from 1957 to 1975 that specialized in live performances, notably by popular jazz artists.
The location formerly occupied by Mister Kelly's is now Gibsons Steakhouse.
There is a club in Osaka, Japan named "Mister Kelly's" but it is no relation to the original club in Chicago.
An outside shot of the club was shown during the opening credits of the TV series Crime Story. The series was set in 1963 Chicago, and the club was no longer in business when the show debuted in 1986.
Performers
Artists who performed at Mister Kelly's included:
Musicians
- Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Jerry Butler
- Clarence Carter
- Harry Chapin
- June Christy
- Nat King Cole
- Natalie Cole
- Bobby Darin
- Miles Davis
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Duke Ellington
- Cass Elliot
- Frances Faye
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Erroll Garner
- Buddy Greco
- Billie Holiday
- Lainie Kazan
- B.B. King
- Morgana King
- Eartha Kitt
- Anita O'Day
- Ramsey Lewis
- Dorothy Loudon
- Barry Manilow
- Barbara McNair
- Carmen McRae
- Bette Midler
- Liza Minnelli
- Arthur Prysock
- Della Reese
- Rufus (with Chaka Khan)
- Carly Simon
- Nina Simone
- Frank Sinatra
- Carol Sloane
- O.C. Smith
- Barbra Streisand
- Mel Tormé
- Sarah Vaughan
- Dionne Warwick
- Dinah Washington
- Muddy Waters
Comedians
- George Carlin
- Woody Allen
- Kaye Ballard
- Shelley Berman
- David Brenner
- Lenny Bruce
- Dick Cavett
- Bill Cosby
- Rodney Dangerfield
- Phyllis Diller
- Tom Dreesen
- Redd Foxx
- Shecky Greene
- Dick Gregory
- Buddy Hackett
- George Kirby
- Jack E. Leonard
- Jackie Mason
- Bob Newhart
- LaWanda Page
- Richard Pryor
- Tim Reid
- Don Rickles
- Joan Rivers
- Mort Sahl
- The Smothers Brothers
- David Steinberg
- Dustin Tooliver
- Jackie Vernon
- Flip Wilson
- Hudson & Landry
External links
- [1] Info page in Japanese with exterior photos
- Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s includes an excerpt about Mister Kelly's
- [2] Bill Cosby talks about performing at Mister Kelly's
Categories:- Defunct nightclubs
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