Herman Roberts, the 90 year old nightclub entreprenur was supposed to join us this morning, but has to attend a funeral. He will be rescheduled for a later time. According to his daughter, Mimi. This cover story is in every window on his block, in the window of his cleaners, the mart, celebrating his life. I was introduced to Herman by HolleThee Maxwell Maxwell at Lees Unleaded. I thought what a charming man, must be in his early 70s. Little did I know he was over 90, 28 kids, a legacy so rich in the history of Chicago defining Black nightlife on the South Side, bringing stars like, Dinah Washington, Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan to Roberts Show Lounge a 500 seat room at 6622 South Park Way. Listen to James Porter, Michael James, Katy Hogan & Thom Clark this morning take a trip down memory lane & a conversation about a man, Herman Roberts who crossed the color line and as reported by James, responded to segregation and its legacy with ingenuity and class, on WLUW, Live From The Heartland Show, wluw.org 88.7 FM at 9:00 am.....
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:44:18 +0000
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