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Charles Hotel

April 29, 2019 By Michael Fitzgerald 2 Comments

1338 R St., NW

-1952-1953-1963-

“The club, located on the ground floor of the Charles Hotel, has long been a mecca for Dixieland and modern music fans and has seen a succession of good musicians come and go including groups headed by local luminaries Willis Conover and Bill Mayhugh.” (WP 7/19/54 p.19)

“The club itself is a jazz fan’s haven – low ceilings, smoke-filled, and dimly lit. The music blasts out and the sessions are 20 minutes on the bandstand and five off – a real jazz concession.” (WP 7/19/54 p.19)

Artists

  • Scotty Lawrence (1953)
  • Booker Coleman (1954-55, 1961)

Recordings by Booker Coleman (1980s?).

Scotty Lawrence at the Charles Hotel
WP 1/19/53 p.24
Booker Coleman Trio at the Charles Hotel
WP 12/25/55 p.J6
Booker Coleman at the Charles Hotel
WP 1/20/56 p.24
Dixieland at the Charles Hotel
WP 2/23/63 p.D20

Bibliography

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Herron, Paul. “On the Town.” Washington Post. July 19, 1954.

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Comments

  1. Gwen says

    March 6, 2021 at 2:04 pm

    My Dad Kenny Fulcher, trumpet player, was a member of the Booker Coleman Dixieland Band and later the leader at the Charles Hotel Dixieland Band during the late fifties and the sixties.

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    • Kellye Jackson says

      February 1, 2023 at 10:42 am

      Hello Gwen:
      My Grandad was Booker Coleman! Do you remember the album where I believe your Dad is featured on the front? Would be great to know if you had more images you could share? Thanks, Kellye Jackson (daughter of Claudette Coleman Jackson).

      Reply

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